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CONTENT
VOLUME 6, NUMBER 11
NOVEMBER 1989
PAGE 34
I'AGK liH
COVtR I'ilCmOGR/VJ'HED
BY L'^RKY DUNN
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FEATURES
34 Making an Impression with Printers hy Tim Wuhh
Looking for outstanding ouiput m rca5on;il)l(; cost? Ilt-rtr's sointr adwce for potential
printer punliasers,
39 The Nuts and Bolts of GEOS to RUN Paint hy Tim Wabk
How to iraiisf'L-r gfoP.iim screens to RUN l^iijil with yimr C-M nr 12S.
42 FftiENOLY File Copier* by Ed fimy
Fast and ineini-tlriveii Ibr ease ol use, it works wilh any two Commodore-eomjiatible
drives and your C-G4.
50 Caribe Bein' by John Ryan
Create your own online character and mingle with others in Quantum Link's new
tropical hot spot.
51 N o N-H abitat For M I NG fty yo/(H Siynn
tlow Club C'ai'ibe tame into Iwing.
58 B U I L □ A B E T T E R B A S I C * ?i V .Sr- H« Wm^aihfr
Add a host olstructuied comnuinds to your C-64's built-in Basir.
64 Wall Street 1 2B* hy Mkhtiel lliilhn!
Make and break fortunes with roller coaster price iluLtuaiions in this C-128 stock
market g;»ne.
69 Deep C-B4 World'" hy Ken Haihner
Turn your tMH into an underwater wonder to cielighl ymir eyes in this colorful
electronic a<|itiirtum.
DEPARTMENTS
6 RUNNING Ruminations
HUJ\' acquires Comtrntdore Magazine.
B Magic
The nnmber-oiie colunin o! hints and tifis Tor perlbrining Commodore computing
wizardry,
12 News AND New Products
Recent developments and releases in the world of Cointnodore computing.
16 MailRUN
Readers tell alKuit their unusual ajipUcalions, and RU.\' solves ihe Case of the |nmpin(r
I'ointer.
24 Software Gallery Kevieii'i of:
• Hollywood Si)uates • RoboCop • JJaal
• Chomp! • Destroyer Escort • Sky Shark
• TTiunder HIade
73 Games Gallery hy Lonnie Brown
'lake a hijrh-speed chase to car-and -motorcycle racing fun and extitetneiu!
7B Commodore Clinic by Lou Waltaee
AiL^wers to your questions about Commodore ciimputing.
BD OEO Watch by SlfVi- Vmulfr Ark
llenefit from this CEOS user's experience aivd design your own fantastic fonts.
B7 RUN'S Checksum Program
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RUNNING
Ruminations
Dear Commodore Magaiine Reader,
I am pleased lo take this opportunity this month to welcome you
to the pages oi RUN.
RUN has rctrenily acitjiiired Commiidore Alagazitif, which ceased
publicalioji with its Otiohei issue. This lepiescnts a win-win situa-
tion, as they say. CJommodtJie can dt'votc its eiR'if,nes to wluit it
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of new readers and active tomputei users.
Without relinquishing its own identity, RUN will con- A tTddltlOn
tinue to keep alive the spirit of Commodore Magazine,
which can trace its origins back to the early days of C€(IS6S) d
Commodore computing. Beginning with next month's .
issue, RUN will incorporate two of Commodore Magu- iTQuZtlOfl
lines most popular columns— Gold .Mine, an exciting
compilation of gaming bints and tips, and 12H Mode, COTlttnUCS,
which is one of the few regular columns in the industry
devoted specifically to 128 owners, /\
The astute reader will notice RUN's slightly different
ajiproacb to the Conimodtire market. RUN is a no-non-
sense, inforniaiiimal publication that emphasizes how users can get
tbc- most out of ibeir computers. RUN has, over the years, gained
renown as an active and involved sti]j])ortei of the user community.
We will continue meeting the needs of the marketplace through
our participauon at computer shows and on-line, the publication of
blockbuster articles and programs and the production of special
disk projects, the most recent of which are a games software disk
for C-riB users and a disk of applications antl utilities for CEOS
owners.
You will also note that RUN's editorial coverage is ntH diluted
with .'\miga material; it remains a magazine dedicated to eight-bit
owners.
RUN\ acquisititm oi Commodore Magazine bolsters our efforts to
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Whether you're a long-time Commodore owner or a newcomer
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We are delighted to offer you, ami thousands of new readers, the
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ent of iheir coTHjuiting ex])erience. Welctmie!
Regards,
^''^^^'^v^i.oi.^ ^M-c-C-*^:?*— ^
Dennis Brisson
Editor-in-Chief
RUN- NOVEMBER 1080
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Billy and fimniy Lee return in the
k latest and greatest version of the
'"'■'■ coin-op smash hitf
ng more weanfins^i
nnore powerffflnl^H
oves, with more
new missions such as
the Underwater
*'- '^Garden
h, and
Trap Room!
It, coming
.iputer!
Magic
Performing screen magic and giving you quick access to ASCII equivalents
are some of the things this month's tricks provide.
Compiled by TIM WALSH
S55B C-64 Screen Animation
Liven up any C-64 screen display with Animation Lines
64. Unlike other line-scrolling utilities, Animation Lines is
intcrnipt-driven and iinafiected by most other computer
operations. 'lb activate it alter running, just enter SYS 4096,
To deactivate it, use SYS 4160, For more dramatic eflects,
enter I'OKE 56325,100.
REM ANIMATION LINES 64 - JUSTIN REYNOLDS
:REM*217
10 FORA=4096TO4173:READX:POKEA,X:CK=CK+X:N
EXTA :REM*42
20 IFCK<>8103THENPRINT"DATA ERROR. ..": END
: REM* 2 7
30 PRINT" {SHFT CLR}ENABLE - SYS4096 / DISA
BLE - SYS4160" :REM*197
40 DATA 76,14,16,162,0,169,234,157,0,74,23
2,208,248,96,160,6 4,140,9,16,32 :REM*28
50 DATA 3,16,200,192,75,203,245,169,96,141
,0,75,1 20, 169, 16, 141, 21, 3, 169 :REM*1 40
60 DATA 45,141,20,3,88,96,162,0,142,32,208
,1 42, 33, 208, 32, 0,64, 232, 224, 2 :REM*233
70 DATA 208,242,76,49,234,120,169,234,141,
21,3,169,4 9,141,20,3,88,96,0 :REM*S7
—Justin R. Reynolds, Howell, NJ
S55C 128 Pop-On Screens
Magic Trick S.'j^A, C;-64 i'op-On Screens (May 1989), dem-
onstrates how [() make C-64 screens iliat immediately pop
into view, I'op-on screens are reiuarkahly easy in the C- I28's
40-Column mode, since sivitthiug to Fast mode insiania-
neously blanks the screen, and Slow mode instandy re-dis-
plays the screen.
Making [)op-on .screens in the C-128's 80-Column mode
requires a little more programming knowledge, though.
Fortunately, the HO-coiumn VDC has a streen-blanking
routine that's activated hy entering SYS r)2G84,0,:i5. The
screen display will instantly re-appear hy entering SYS
52684,100,35. I wrote 0128 80-C()lumn I'op-On Screens to
demonstrate these commands at work in a simple but cfTective
program,
REM 128 80-COLUMN POP-ON SCREEN - AARON
PEROHSIK :REM*35
1 GOTO40 :REM*1 38
20 SYS 52684, 0,35:RETURN:REM SCREEN OFF
:REM*1 52
30 SYS 52684, 100, 35:RETURN:REM SCREEN ON
:REM*193
40 REM START PROGRAM HERE : REM* 7 4
50 FAST: GRAPHIC 5,1: COLOR 5,7 :REM*152
60 FOR X= TO 1:IF X=0 THEN GOSUB 20
: REM* 31
70 FOR Y= 1 TO 117: PRINT "A POP-ON SCREEN
! ";:NEXT :REM*71
80 IF X=0 THEN WINDOW 32 , 9 , 48 , 1 1 , 1 : COLOR 5
,4:PRINT"(CRSR DN}{2 SPACES) (CTRL 9 } PRE
SS ANY KEY": GOSUB 30 :GETKEYA$: PRINT" ( 2
HOMEs}":SCNCLR: COLOR 5,7 :REM*118
90 NEXT :REM*220
—AARON PKROMSIK, WORCESTER, MA
$55D Magic Backdrop 64
Magic Backdrop, a C-fi4 screen anintator, makes the entire
screen, or any part of it, scroll in four directions. The char-
acter used for the effect is reverse @ (POKE 128). Here are
the numbers needed to use the program:
POKE 2,0 to move left
POKE 2,1 to move right
POKE 2,2 to [nove up
POKE 2,'S to move down
POKE 2,4 to stop scroll
Speed is controlled by memory address 820, with the
fastest speed.
SYS 52224 sets up a new character set.
SYS 52227 starts the smootli scroll determined by address 2
{direction} and 820 (speed).
SYS 52230 disables ihc utility.
Run the demo below for examples of the above,
REM MAGIC BACKDROP 64 - PETER M.L. LOTTR
UP :REM*114
10 FORT=52224 TO 5251 0:READD: POKET,D: CK=CK
+D:NEXT :REM*150
20 IF CK <> 34777 THEN PRINT"ERROR IN DATA
...":END : REM* 93
30 DATA 76,9,204,76,108,204,76,255,204,169
,8, 32, 210, 255, 169, 200, 141, 136, 2 :REM*53
40 DATA 169,147,32,210,255,160,0,173,24,20
8, 201, 23, 208, 2,1 60,1 , 1 85, 27, 205:REM*1 57
50 DATA 72,169,0,141,0,221,169,32,141,24,2
08, 120, 165, 1,41, 250,1 33,1, 104 :REM*238
60 DATA 133,252,169,0,168,133,253,133,251,
169,1 92,133,254,162,8,177,2 51 :REM*250
70 DATA 145,253,200,208,249,230,252,230,25
4, 202, 208, 242, 165, 1,9, 7, 133,1 :REM*37
80 DATA 88,160,0,185,29,205,153,0,196,200,
192,8,144,245,96,96,1 20,1 69,121 :REM*1 3 9
90 DATA 141,20,3,169,204,141,21,3,88,96,231
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MAGIC
8,53,3,17 3,53,3,205,52,3,176,3 :REM*255
100 DATA 76,49,234,169,0,141,53,3,173,17,2
08,16,251 ,160,0,165,2,208,20,185
:REM*21
110 DATA 0,196,24,10,144,2,9,1,153,0,196,2
00, 192, 8,1 44, 239, 76, 49, 234, 201, 1
:REM*1 58
120 DATA 208,20,185,0,196,24,74,144,2,9,12
8, 153,0, 196,200, 192,8, 144,239,76
:REM*27
130 DATA 49,234,201,2,208,25,185,0,196,72,
200,185,0,1 96, 136, 153, 0,1 96, 200
:REM*162
140 DATA 200,192,8,144,243,104,141,7,196,7
6,4 9,234,201,4,2 40,24,173,7,196
: REM* 11 1
150 DATA 72,160,6,185,0,196,200,153,0,196,
136,136,16,245,104,141,0,196,76:REM*74
160 DATA 49,234,76,49,234,169,27,141,0,221
,169, 21, 141, 24, 208, 169, 4, 141, 136
:REM*1 1 4
170 DATA 2,120,169,234,141,21,3,169,49,141
,20,3,88,96,208,216,255,129 :REM*14
180 POKE53280,0:POKE53281 ,6:SYS52224
:REM*107
190 PRINT" {SHFT CLR){CTRL 1 } " ; : POKE820 , 2 : P
OKE2,4 :REM*19
200 GOSUB460 :REM*28
210 PRINT" {HOME} {CTRL 0}";:POKE2,2 :RSM*56
220 DIM V${24) :V$(0)="{HOME}":FORI=1TO24:V
$(I)=V$(I-1 )+"{CRSR DN)":PJEXT :REM*192
2 30 D$="":F0R1=1T016:D$=D$+"(CRSR RT)":NEX
T :REM*241
2 40 E$=LEPT$ ( DS , 1 5 ) ; F$=LEFT$ ( D$ , 1 )
:REM*1 92
250 B$="{SHFT -1{17 SPACES )( SHFT -}":GOSUB
430 :REM*219
260 PRINTV$(12)TAa(13)"{CTRL 9] MAGIC BACKD
ROP" :REM*252
270 SYS52227:GOSUB490 :REM*197
280 GOSUB430:PRINTV$(1 2)TAB(18)"{CTRL 9)UP
! ":GOSUB490:GOSUB430: P0KE2, 3 :REM*234
290 PR1NTV$(12)TAB(17)"{CTRL 9 } DOWN ! " : GOSU
B490:GOSUB430:POKE2,0 :REM*82
300 PRINTV$(1 2)TAB( 1 7)" (CTRL 9 } LEFT ! " : GOSU
B4 90:GOSUB4 30:POKE2,1 :REM*190
310 PRINTV$(12)TAB(17)"{CTRL 9 }RIGHT; " ;GOS
UB490:POKE2,0 :REM*12
320 POKE2,2:B=2 :REM*175
330 FORI=1TG5:READA:POKE820,A:B=B+1 : IFE>3T
HENB=0 :REM*210
340 DATA! 5,7,3,2,0 ;REM*255
350 POKE2,B:GOSUB490:NEXT :REM*6
360 P0KE2 , 4 : FORI = 49 520TOI + 7 : POKEI + 656, PEEK
(I):NEXT:POKE2,2 :REM*148
370 PRINTV$(11 )E$"{CTRL 9)(R)ESTART"
:REM*1 71
380 PRINTV$(12}E$"tCTRL 91(9 SPACES }"
:REM*1 2 4
390 PRINTV$(13)ES"{CTRL 9}(E}ND{2 SPACEs}"
:REM*217
400 GETA$:IFA$="R"THENRUN :REM*161
410 IFA$<>"E"THEN400 :REM*83
420 SYS52230: PRINT" (SHFT CLR)":END :REM*59
430 PRINTV$(9)F$"{C0MD 8) {CTRL 9)(C0MD A) (
17 SHFT *s]{COMD S)" :REM*153
4 40 FORI=10TO1 4:PRINTV$(I)F$"{CTRL 91"B$:N
EXT :REM*15
450 PRINTV$(1 5)F$"(CTRL 9}{C0MD Z){17 SHFT
*S}(C0MD X}": RETURN :REH*2 4 5
460 A$="{CTRL 9 } " :F0Ri=1 TO40: A$=A$+"@" : NEX
T :REM*150
470 FORI=1T024:PRINTA$; :NEXT: PR1NTLEFT$ (A$
,40) ; :POKE52 199,1 28 :POKE56295,0
:REM*221
480 return :rem*108
490 f0rdy=1 to 15 00: next; return :rem*75
—Peter Lottrup, Buknos Aires, Argkntina
$55E THE Key to ASCII
KvL-n the most efficient, long-time C-(i4 programmers can't
comiTiit to memory all of the ASCII equivalents of characters
anti control codes. The Key to ASCII eliminates the need
for progrinnmers to clietk C-(>4 reference cliarts and manuals
by dispJayiiig the decimal ASCII code of the character most
recently printed to tlie screen. Conseciuentiy, programming
piiniers and writing advanced Basic programs are made
much easier.
The program responds instantaneoitsly whenever a key is
pressed or a Basic program is run or listed. A colon preceding
the ASC'II number in the upper-right corner of the screen
acts as a delimiter, allowing ytnt to use totnmands such as
Run, List and Save on the top-mo,st .screen line without
affecting their functions. The Key to ASCII is enabled with
a SYS t)'M)0(] and disabled by pressing the run-stop/ restore
key combination.
REM C-6 4 KEY TO ASCI
10 FOR M=53000
E M, A: NEXT
20 IF CS c> 90
. . ":END
30 SYS 53000
40 DATA 120,16
,3,88,96,1 6
50 DATA 38,4,1
215,133,251
60 DATA 133,25
251 ,56,233,
70 DATA 169,49
233,10,232,
80 DATA 4,24,1
TO 5308
3 4 THEN
9,21 ,141
9,48,141
41,39,4,
,56,233,
1 ,1 69,50
100,144,
,141,37,
176,251 ,
05,58,1 4
I - EDGAR LOSBERG
:REM*163
3: READ A:CS=CS+A:POK
: REM* 96
PRINT" ERROR IN DATA.
:REM*201
:REM*139
,20,3,1 69,207,141 ,21
,37,4,1 41 :REM*247
169,58,141 ,36,4,165,
200,1 44,9 :REM*71
,141,37,4,16,14,165,
7,133,251 :REM*150
4,162,48,165,251,56,
202,142,38 :REM*145
1 ,39,4,76,49,234
:REM*28
—Edgar Losueiu;, huntsville, AL
S55F Truly Useful C-128 Tricks
Tour valuable C-128 "tricks" that I use almost daily are
largely unknown to a number of C-l'iH users, so I'll use
this opportunity to pass them along to my following of Ma-
gic fans.
10 RUN- NOVEMBER igsg
MAGIC
First, the C-128 Basic 7,0's Copy command can easily be
enhanctt) to make inuliiple copies of a prtjfrrani, st'(]uentia!
or any oiht-r file by placiiijr it iiiio a Tor-Next loo[). I he
syntax for making, say, three copies is as follows:
FOR X=l 'R) :i: COPY "FILE" IX) "FILE" + STR$(X}: NKXT
Second, the Fl function key can be defined into a sin-
gle keypress file deletion key by using the following Key
definition:
KEY 1, SC{Shirtcd R} + "{3 [abs}" + ":" + CHK$(Lt) + "Y"
Just list the directory, place the cursor at the left-most
column on the same line as the file to he deleted and press
Fl, Naturally, any function key can he used in place of Fl.
My third C-128 trick is a habit I've adopted after heeding
the advice of a number of seasoned C-128 veterans. When-
ever 1 use Basic 7.0 disk commands, I always include the
ONU{device#} command to minimixe the potential of con-
fusing the two or more disk drives coiuiecied (o my comptiier.
The significance of doing so is readily ap])arein to [jiogram-
mers who are aware of disk-sensitive 1 541/1. ')71/ir)81 -com-
pauble routines.
For example, DLOAD"fiIename" becomes DLOAD
"filfnatne" ONUS (ONU9 if loading from device 9); BOOT
becomes BOOTONUS; COLLKC'l" becomes ClOLLECT-
ONU8; and so on. Besides making disk commands eas-
ier For both the user and computer to decipher, it further
makes programming easier by eliminating tlie need for the
inherently weak use of a comma when loading from a second-
ary disk drive using a directory displayed on the screen;
e.g., BOOT'RUN SHELL",U9;'can be entered as BOOT
"RUN SHELL"ONU9:.
The final trick that I constandy use is the R(;R{0) command
within C-12H programs to detect whether ihe comjmtcr is
rimning in •!()• or 80-Column mode. A value off) indicates
80-C>>lunm mode, while a value of is returned by 40-
Columti mode. A sample mode detection line I incorporate
into 40-column programs usually appears as:
10 IF RGR(0} = 5 THEN PRINT "PLF^-VJE SVVnCH MONITOR
■IT) 40-COLUMN MODE"
20 I'RINT "PRESS A KEY 'lO CONTINUE. . ."•.GETKEV/\$
If you need 80-Column mode exclusively, just change
RGR(0)=5 in the above statement to RGR(fl)< >5.
—Tim Walsh. MA(:;ic; Columnist
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fantastic nmsic, the sounds generated by all manner offlight
simulators never sounded more realistic,
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mode programs for the C-128. Each
letails for S29.95.
In Wheel &: Deal, a game with graph-
ics, sotuid and music, the object is to
amass pro[)erty and wealth by shrewd
dealing and taking risks. A player may
win by accumuladng over 5100,000 or
by forcing all other players into bank-
ruptcy. The game may be played with
two to iinir players. Wheel & Deal re-
(]uires a mouse or joystick, an 80-col-
uniii coUir monitor and a 1 57 1 disk
drive.
With Digitalker 128, the user can add
digidzed speech to C-128 programs in
80-Column mode. It's a set of machine
language roudnes that can play digi-
tized siHind samples from within a pro-
gram. These sounds — over 500,000 •
12 R U .\ ■ .NOVEMBER IDK!)
These are the streets. And there are no mes
when you do battle here.
STREETFIQHTER is strictly survival of the
fittest against 8 of the baddest dudes from
around the world. Watch out for flying scissor
kicks, lethal Ninja weapons, and other evil
tricks. Block their attacks while you counter
with jabs and roundhouse kicks. Don 't
drop your guard cause these guys aren 't
just b-b-b-b'bad. They're "Bad to the Bone. "
5o see your favorite software retailer or
call Capcom U.S.A. 408-727-1665. You don't .
want to keep these guys waiting!
P
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7tya foundhoase kkk against an
fngliih street tough.
Badge the telhol Ninja weapons
ofGeki.
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NEW PRODUCTS
bytes' worth— arc included on the Clip-
Simiitl Disk supplied witli the fiackage.
Digiialker supjjoits, bui dot's not re-
quire, a 1 700 or 1 750 RAM expansion
unit. The jnogram and ClipSounds are
supplied on two 1571-f()nnattetl disks.
Included are several speetli demos and
talking MO-colnnin games.
Check Reader Serx'ice number 404.
Commodore Renews Its
Commitment TO THE C-64
WEST CHESTER, PA-President Har-
old Coppeiman of Commodore Busi-
ness Machines has announced that the
coni[)any has added former C^asio ex-
ecutive Robert Larsen lo its new tnan-
agemant team as vice [Jiesidetii of
consumer .sales.
Larsen, who was a senior vice presi-
dent at Casi(» vnth responsibility for the
divisions of electronic nuisical instru-
ments and professional dealer prod-
ucts, brings to his new position over 25
years olexperience in electronic design,
manufactuiing, tnarketing, sales and
business tnaiiagemeiit. During his ten-
ure at Casio, Larsen directed the
growth ofthe company's music busine.«
from zero dollars to over S200 million.
C()p])erman said, "Larsen's selection
demonstrates Commodore's renewed
counnilment to the U.S. consumer mar-
ket. Larsen will actively pursue new
sales and merchandising strategies for
the. . .C-fi4" and other Commodore
products.
Uptime Goes Downtime
SIIREVEPORT, L\-Softdisk Publish-
ing has announced that it would begin
fulfilling all subscriptions to UpTime's
C-G-\ disk luagii/.ine, which has been
plagued by dwindling numbers of sul)-
scribers, with issues u\' Ijuuhtar, its own
monthly .software collection for that
com]niier. Softdisk also expects to ofler
selected programs fiom tlie newly ac-
quired Up'Iime C-G4 collection for sale
in the near finure.
KUBISM
I'ENEIELD, NY- In KaleidoKubes, a
dornino-iike strategy board game for
llie C-64, you must place your "kube"
on the playing board, matching the
sides with pieces already on the board.
You can play against the computer or
another player or even against yourself,
DifTerent board shapes are provided on
the disk, and you can also design and
sa\e your own b()ards. It'.s available for
$24.95 from .Vrtworx, 1844 I"enfield
Rd., ttnfield, NY 14526.
Check Reader Service number 408.
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WARS.'\W, IN -Terminal Optics {2314
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and blurred vision that often fbhow a
day's work at t!ie computer terminal,
It.s ultraviolet coaling protects tlie eyes
from potential ultraviolet rays. The line
utilizes optically ground magnifying
powers to reduce eye strain and custom
tinting to reduce the problem created
by screen blinding. Eyewear is available
in three frame colors, in pre.scripiion
and ntm-prescription lens€S at a price
ofS49.95 to $«y.9r>.
Check Reader Service number 406. ■
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&T MARCH )t. two
Mail RUN
Readers tell about their unusual applications and RUN
solves the Case of the Jumping Pointer in RUN Paint.
Commodore Tracks
Life-Saving Units
1 enjoyed reading about the uses
Commodore owners have found for
their machines ("Sculptor, Lawyer, Ed-
itor-! n-Cliief," RUN, August 1989), As
a voluntL'er at the local hospital, I install
and troubleshoot iheir l.ifcliuc Sysitms,
People who live alone and have an ail-
ment thai could require immediate at-
tention can press a button on a tiny
transmitter that automatically dials the
hospital's emergency room to dispatch
help to their home.
When I began work on the systems,
I foiuid that some units were out but
not in use, tw{> were missing, some
needed repair, and a small transmitter
was missing from some units. With a
C-1 28 spreadsheet 1 was able to arrange
all units in numerical order, determine
the status of each unit and the parts
needed, and to locate all units.
— Alvan O. Whitkhead
Winchester, ky
THAT'S Entertainment!
For the past 16 years, I've operated
Germinal Stage Denver, a small, live
theatre in Denver, Colorado. We
benight our first C-64 in 1984 to help
keep track of our growing mailing list.
Since then, our use of the 64 has wid-
ened extensively, both administratively
and artistically.
In '86 we upgraded to a C-1 28, with
two disk drives and an Epson FX-80
printer. We now use Superbase 128 for
our mailing list (some 6500 names), for
(he theatre's records, statistics and sub-
scriber lists, for detailed profiles of our
Denver acting pool, for box ofTice lists
atid even to print tickets. We use Font-
Master 128 for all correspondence and
to typeset our programs and other pro-
moticmal material. We use SwiftCalc
128 for our spreadsheet needs, inchid-
ing grant writing and budgeting. The
theatre's books are kept on disk, using
the Totl. Ledger program for the C-64.
.'\riistically, we use Siiperb;ise 128 for
plugging schedules for our stage lights,
and have even formatted it to handle
blocking (stage movement) patterns
with rudimentary animation. In addi-
tion, our CADl'AK-128 program was
invaluable in rough-designing our new
space and for stage set floorplans.
—Ed Baierlein
Denver. CO
THE REAL VIETNAM.
ONE MAN'S STORY
'Ilie ballk^s.
The brotherliootl. The Iriith.
IK lilt: 1.
TKADtnON
nr NAM
Furmx
IMouEL C-64 Use
Enclosed is my book on Vietnam,
Redwood Delia, which was completely
written and edited on my C-64, using
WordPro 3 Plu.s/64 softwaie. Recently
I met another author who had also writ-
ten a Vietnam memoir, and he was
amazed that I bad used a Commodore
computer to do the job. He thought
one had to use an IBM or an Apple.
That just goes to show httw many peo-
ple have been brainwashed with that
type of nonsense!
My wife uses our computer for her
book as well as fijr correspondence for
her wildlife volunteer work. And our
daughters use it wheti they are writing
plays for the school drama club.
If I ever change to an IBM clone, it
will only be because I'll have to start
sending my Word Perfect manuscripts
via m<Klem — I don't believe I'll be able
to do this with my C-64.
—Ron Flesch
San Diego, CA
RUN '5 technical manager, Lou Wallace,
says you can send your manuscripts via mo-
dem with your C-6-f.
—Editors
The Commodore in India
The Commodore 64 is just beginning
its marketing life in India under the
name Commander. It is identical to the
American version except that it utilizes
the color television system used in most
European countries. My goal is to tnake
computers accessible to the East Indian
musician with low-cost hardware, bi-
lingual operation (Hindi/English) and
menu-driven software. I am also pres-
ently working on a database of Indian
music for educational purposes.
—David Courtney
Houston, TX
David u one of the few Americans to excel
in the art of the Tabla, which are small hand
drwm used in Hindu music. He is the author
of An Introduction to Tabla. He also
accompanies his wife, Chandrahantha, on
the Tabid. She is an exponent of the Gwalior
tradition of Klieyal singing.
—Editors
Writing Sex and Gore
On a c-64
Reader Roy Showalter of Baltimore sent
the RUN editorial staff a copy of Encore,
the Chevron neiusletterfor Chevron/Gulf re-
tirees. It describes bow one Gulf retiree.
Donna Williairts, started writing a novel the
day after .f he retired. She now uses her 13-
year-old daughter's C-64 and a copy of the
I'ajierClip word processor to write sex-and-
gore crime thnllers. Her first hook, Or-
chestration in Death, was scheduled to hit
16 RUN NOVKMIUIR I'JHU
C: mi-i :i5 .tn Readt-i
M A I L R U N
ihf IValdenhooks and Crown bookstores iasl
April, find she's already workirif^ on her
jourtli timiH, Thank'i fmttie slon, Ro\, mid
cmigniliihitions, Donnii. And Ihanks tu all
of you who have contrihitted llmi uniismd
fifplications to this column.
Readers: If you or .umseone you know uses
a C-64 or 128 contputer in an unusual way,
let tts know about it. Inelude tlw user's name,
occupation. Commodore system and as much
detadnhnut the iippiicatum as passible. We'll
feature them m a future Mail RUN.
—Editors
The Mouse That Jumped
For the mosi pan, I must concur with
the good leviews ol' I he RUN Paint
[);iint-;uul-dt;nv pru^ram in ilie Julv
1«J89 Mail Rl'N. Huwl-vlt, my 1^51
iiioiise works poorly with this piograni.
The point cr jumps all over the screen
of its own accord.
— P. CEi'KRLEY
AN NAN DAI. F.. VA
A number of readers who have entered the
RUN Pmnl program experienced the same
problem, which happens with the Japanese-
made version of the 1351 mouse. Readers
with this version of the mouse wdl be happy
to Ifarn that Robert Rockefeller, author of
RUN Paint, has fixed the problem with the
following program.
Type in the Motise Fix listing and .'iave a
ropy to your RUN Paint disk; then run the
program. (Note; You won V he able lo ii.se a
joystick with the modified RUN Paint pro-
gram, .sf) keep an unmodified copy on a
separate di.<.h.) It wdl miike the necessary
changes to RUN Paint and then save the
modified copy for you.
With this modified version of RUN Paint,
you must plug your mome into port 1 and
!«(' the liglil mou.se button for clicking.
20
30
40
50
REM FIX MOUSE
NT
IF Aaj) TiJlJN A=
P" , 8 , 1
BUG
IN RUN PAI
:REM*224
LOAD"0:OB.R
;REM*51
POKE 5337,1: POKE 5 908,1: PO
KE 5911,1: POKE 5920,106: PO
KE 5921 ,106 :REM*96
POKE 5922,2 34 :REM*97
FOR A=5ai9 TO 5836: POKE A, 2
34: NEXT :REM*202
OPEN15,8,1 5,"S0:OB.RP": CLOS
E 15 :HEM*209
70 POKE 4 5,PEEK(174) : POKE 46, P
EEK(175): POKE 4 3,0: POKE 44
,17: SAVE"0:OB.RP",e :REM*29
80 PRINT"{SHFT CLR)(2 CRSR DNs)
WHEN USING RON PAINT,"
: REM* 4 8
90 PRINT"PLUG THE MOUSE INTO PO
RT 1.": PRINT" (CRSR DN}THE J
OYSTICK NO LONGER WORKS."
: REM* 1 2 9
100 PRINT" (CRSR DNlUSE THE RICH
T MOUSE BUTTON TO MAKE": PR
INT"SELECTIONS." :REM*38
105 END :REM*233
110 POKE 43,1: POKE 44, S: NEW
:REM*181
—Editors ■
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Tinkerbeir'or''Deadeye7
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"F-I4 TOMCAT is one ofihe
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the 64, Graphics, soimJ, and
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— Compute's Cazvttc
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your opponent and the show's host ap-
pear to the left. Most of the upper screen
is used to display the tjuesiion, correct
answer and motiey loials.
Beeps, honks, music and partially an-
imated figures set just the right semi-
ften/ied game-show atmosphere, 'I'o
hold your interest. Squares offers
hundreds of questions that run the ga-
mut from pop trivia to .serious history,
psychology and science. Also, as in the
TV version, celebrities ahvays respond
W'ith a humorous answer lirst.
Squares takes a while lo kiad, and
yon must ilip the disk lor the car se-
tjueiice; otherwise, this is a game that
does just about everylhing right. Re-
Start is fast, you can take on another
human or computer player (who docs,
sometimes, miss a question), and high
scores are saved to disk. The program
Turn CO your nn-scretrn celebs tor ,'insw(!rs in
HollywoDtl Squares-
flags each question to avoid repeats; 1
found dial even in a subsequent reboot,
only iihout 15 percent of the (]uestioiis
were oldies,
M;iylie you won't toss on I your trusty
'I'nviul Pinsnil cards, but they're sure lo
gel a much needed rest. I'or iiilornia-
tion, value and jusi plain fun, it's three
Report Card
A Superb I
,'\ii exceptional program that
outshines all others,
B Good.
One of the better prognmis
;tv:iilat)le in its category. A worthy
^iiltlilion to your software library.
C Average.
l.ivfs uji to its billing. No major
lias-sies or disappointments here.
D Poor.
riii^ program has some problems,
nicie are better on the market.
E Failure,
Many problems; should be
ciut!j)-sixed!
in a row r<n' Hollywood .Squares. (Cavw-
Tek, 2999 NE 19! si St., North Miami
Heach. FL 33180. €-64/514.95.)
— JKFF HLRLBURI
HCHSTON. TX
Chomp! A—
Find I'ishboxvl Frenzy
With Your On-Screen Jaws
When playing Paragon Software's
M;ister .S'inja, I assumed the role of a
deadly inarti;il arts warrior, ami I be-
came a (hiring commando during ses-
sions of Konami's Rush 'N Aitack. But,
oddly enough, I had far more fun when
Costni's Chomp! transformed me into
a goldfish.
Loading this game finds you in a [)ei
shop's lishbowl. Your ultimate goal isiin
open window, which you reach by swim-
ming through a series of tanks. Al tile
journey's end, you leap to the freedom
of a river that flows next to the stt>re,
\\iu begin your joystick-controlled
quest by feasting on harndess brine
shrini]), which l)uiids up your sirengtli
and body nuiss.Then it's on to lixxl that
fights back— other fish and matitie crea-
tures that swallow vou unless ytni devour
them first. Successhil battles not only
bring you closer to the window but also
increase your point total for chat game.
At the same time, you must avoid the
pet shop's cat ;md monkey, who would
love to have you f()r a snack. Kor added
danger, there arc occasional sh;irk at-
tacks. However, by ealing a magic water-
bug, you temporarily switch sizes vvith
the shark, »\'ho then becomes your prey.
Chomp! includes many amusing fea-
tures. If. lor example, you jump poorly
and miss landing in one of the bowls,
the scene immediately shifts to the timc-
htmored exit mule \(tv many ;iqitarium
pets— a flusliiiig toilet!
While die [Jiogram is cute, it's also
challenging, lite battles witli your op-
ponents demand polished arcade skills,
and sound tactical decisitms are needed
to survive the other hazards in the shop.
Sup[)oiting the gameplay are tie- 1
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mcndous graphics and great sound
tflects. lilt' program's animation pro-
vidfs a convituinjj illusion of undt-i-
waicr tiioiioii.
The .software does (ontaiii one ob-
vious problem— a wiiii of" approxi-
mately three ant! a half minutes ivhilc
the game loads. Accoiding to the in-
structions, t!iis dead time is necessary
because of the progiam's vastly ex-
tended itieiuiiry. (losmi acknowledges
this diliiciiliy, slating that "Your jw-
tietue will Ix rewarded" Correctl
Tlie only othet nbjeclion to the .soft-
ware might come from those players
who must have awesotnely heroic fig-
ures in all their games. The jihicky iiide
goldfish jusi won't measure up to thai
requiienicni. Others wbn can appreci-
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will lint! mm b to like in Chomp!. ((litMm,
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Oak Tark, IL
Thunder Blade B -f
Climh into This
Attack Chopper and
Exterminate the Enemy
Thunder Blade is an arcade-style
shoot-'em-ufj that lets you pilot a beav-
ily armored attai k helicopter, i lovvever,
mdike many coin-op trairslations.
Thunder Blatle isn't a game that you
tan simply load and play.
There are several stages to Tbunder
Blaiie, Kach stage consists of" three
parts; You can view the acti(m from
above yom- chopper as you maneuver
through a heavily Ibrtilied canyon; get
a firsi-person perspective from lu'liind
while Jel liglners fly around you; and
return lo an overhead view as you make
your way over ;i large, well-armed ship.
At the end ofe;i( h stage, you're awat (led
points de|)ending on the nmuber of
enemies you've eliminated.
AlthiHigb the game comes with only
a small, leaflet-style itrstruciion sheet,
you must read it iborouglily to under-
stand how to handle your helicopter.
One prolilem is that each part of the
game uses a different method ofjoystick
tontrcjl, for insl;mi e, ibe liirward/liack-
ward movement used in ibe first part
aflects speed and altitude, hut in the
third part, even though the perspective
is the same, you no longer control tliosc
■ two factors, but rather your helicopter's
position on the screen.
While Thunder Blade's unorthodox
ThG view from above yaur attacit holicaptar
In Thunder Blade.
control system can be very frustrating
at first, the game can be mastered with
stnne practice. Is it worth the eiioit? 1
think so. Thunder Blade has a great
arcade feel to it, and although thetjual-
iiy of the graphics varies in the dilierem
sections, they are quite good overall, I
particularly like the last .section of each
stage, vvberc you can single-handedly
battle a huge, heavily armed ship or
tank. .Simply trying lo reach these pay-
offs will keep you battling ibrongh the
early stages and coming back for more.
(Sega; distributed h Miruiscape, 3444 Dun-
dee lid., Northbrook, IL 60062. £-64/
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—Boh Glt:rr.\
CflARLES'IT>WN. MA
RobdCop B -
Part Man, Part Machine,
All Business
It's not pretty in Old Detroit. Whole
blocks are swarming with gun-toting
thugs; anyone can become ;) hostage.
Things are rough entntgh for the av-
erage citizen, rougher if you're a cop,
and really rough for the guy who's ac-
tually supposed to do something:
RoboCop,
Nominally ba.sed upon the movie,
RohoCop's scenarios take you froin the
streets, hostage situations and deadly
duels with cop-killers and rogue robots
to the final confrontation with OCP
Corp's Dick J(mes. You have jusl a few
minutes lo complete each mission. If
time expires or power reaches zero,
you're finished!
In live scenarios, you move your
RoboCop ligure left to right (and some-
limes up and doivn) against colorful,
thug-drenched tnulti-screen back-
drops. With responsive six-position-
phi s-firebuLto n controls, you direct
movement, aim and (with practice!) pull
offrombinations like duck-and-ftre. To
balance the odds, you can pick up pre-
cious power-boosting food packets,
clips of handy three-way bullets and
boxes of gang-Utrsting armor piercers.
Backgrounds are not scrolled, but
screen changes are so fast you'll hardly
notice. Overall, the effect is very similar
tr) ;ni f'BI training village, except that
everybody is a bad guy, and you are
f.iir g;ntie!
'i'wo hostage .sequences, including a
bo;u(lrootn shootout, cliallengc pure
aim-and-blast skills. .4m mo is limited
and, naturally, blowing away a hostage
is considered bad form. You get a
breather in (me scenario where you con-
struct ;) com))osile picture of a key gang
member,
RoboCop does a lot of things right;
;i<:tioii figures are large enough for
good detail, arid you can look forward
to realistic animation. Add an option
for sdrring music, and the result is a
game that looks and sounds great.
Failure to maintain high scores on
disk is only a minor annoyance, since
in ibis game, winning each scenario is
what counts. The big problem is high
difiiculty combined with no Save Game
option atid no provision to let a player
skip levels. Expect many, many replays
of the first scenario before you even see
the second. If you're good — very
good— with i) stick, you can also expect
many hours of thug-blasting fun. (Data
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—Jeff Hurlburt
Houston, TX
Destroyer Escort
Prepare to Protect
B +
Yotir job is to command a destroyer
on one of six e.stort missions in the
North Atlantic and to protect your con-
voy against attacks frtmi enetny planes,
surface vessels and submarines.
For irse against enemy resistance (the
level of which yon can choose), there
ate fijur diflerent weapons systems
av;iil;ible: an anti-aircraft gun, depth
ch;irges, torpedoes atid a five-inch gun.
Kach of these batde stations, along with
four others— damage, map, ship's sta-
tus and navigation— is represented by
a separate screen that you can reach
from any other station or from the
bridge.
Be aware, however, that you must
access the disk each time you change
bat lie stations. Even when it isn't being
read, the disk continues to spin in the
drive— probably to speed access time. •
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Initially, I found this to be disconcert-
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One of the game's strong points is that
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This is a gieat advanuge when trying to
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Anolhcr favorable aspect of De-
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tack with one keystroke at any time
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going gets too slow, or if you simply
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Destroyer Escort comes with a well-
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notes on the equipment and tactics of
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BflAL . B
An Oul'Ofthis-World
Kill and Retrieve Mission
Time to beam out of nowhere to the
waiting platform below, as I start this
game all over again. Oh no— it's the
same green goblin in the same place,
snorting firelialls at me. I fought him
the last time— drat! Too bad my sixth
alter ego got zonked in the previous
game, recreating this whole mess. Well,
here I go again. Rai-a-Tat-Tat-Tat!
Scratch one Slime Mold,
The directions come to mind as I
jump and turn, run and climb. I've got
to save the earth from Baal and his evil
minions who stole a War Machine. That
means a life-and-deat!i struggle in every
nook and cranny of this booby-trapped,
multi-level lair.
Now to blast that generator. I just
love watching its outer casing explode.
Target shooting like this scores points,
which aie shown on the info console at
the boittjui of the screen. Hmmmmm—
think I'll climi) down that ladder. I'd
best he careful; last time 1 slipped oil.
Think, think, think— I'm a Time War-
rior, trained for strategy.
What's this? A flying serpent, cough-
ing green mucus at me and lowering
itself, hovering into my sight. Okay
hero, blast away!
Whew, that was close. Now I've got
to refuel my laser rifle and find [pieces
of the War Machine, Then 1 can trans-
port to the next domain, get a new life
and receive an eight-digit code that I
Careful on these ladders; you've gnt to
rscover the War Machine In Baal,
can use at any time I want or need to
enter this level.
1 also need to obtain new cartridges
to receive additional firing modes,
charge up my personal energy field, End
a convenient Hovercraft for easy gliding
and practice my movements in response
to joystick and keyboard controls.
Whoa! Step easy. Wish the Oraiid De-
signer hadn't been so whitnsical in
places. .Some pitfalls can't be avoided,
except through trial and error. In ad-
dition to that, 1 have a sense of deja vu
every dtne I start a new game. It's like
seeing reruns of your favorite movie ad
mfinUiim,
Oh, well, nothing's perfect. At least the
eye-tickling graphics and intricate sound
effects have me doing somersaults.
The directions tell me this game has
over 250 separate screens with over 400
traps and 100 monsters, so I can't waste
time. I've got to beat the evil Baal and
his slimey horde.
B-h-but wait. . .what's that thing 1
see. . ,? (Psygnosii. PO Box -fSJ, Addison,
IL 601 01. C-64/$29.95.)
—John DiPrete
CitANSTON, RI
Sky Shark c +
Flying over Enemy Lines
Was Never This Dangerous!
If you've played the arcade hit Sky
Shark, you were probably excited to
hear that Taito adapted the game for
the C-64. In fact, you might even have
become frandc if you're familiar with
Taiio's successful coin-op-to-Commo-
dore conversions of .'\rkanoid, Opera-
tion Wolf and Bubble Bobble,
Relax. /\fter being chopped, sliced
and diced to fit into the (;-64, Sky Shark
lacks the allure of its coin-op progenitor.
Sky Shark is, however, sdll fun. You
command a P-40 fighter plane that flies
over a vertically scrolling landscape filled
with boats, planes, tanks, liirt.s and other
enemy targets.
The key to Sky Shark is to increase
your firepower by flying over tokens
gained from shoodng down eight red
planes. Acquiring these tokens increases
the P-40's basic two-shot firing rate
through a series of six increments.
Controlling your plane is intuitive,
which invites you to grab your joystick
and start flying. In the first mission, you
fly over a forest filled with tanks and
forts that unleash an incessant torrent
of enemy fire (looking remarkably like
big yellow tennis balls!). While engaging
the ground targets, you encounter
plane after plane shooting at you in
your High I path. It's generally advan-
tageous to shoot at everything that
comes your way.
Sky Shark suffers from three main
drawbacks. When your plane is shot
down, you start over only at certain pre-
determined points in each level. Also,
dropping a bomb requires wrenching
a hand from the joystick— thus relin-
quisliing control of the plane— to slam
the space bar. Finally, the game quickly
comes down to memorizing the pat-
terns taken by enemy craft.
Despite these drawbacks. Sky Shark
is a solid, straightforward, addicting
gatne. It will provide hours of nerve-
rattling fun, unless, of course, you tear
up the disk in frustration. (Taito Soft-
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Making an
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Printers
Looking for outstanding output at reasonable cost? Here's
some advice for potential printer purchasers.
hether you're ;i fiisi-iinif buyer
or ;i long-time user, choosing ;i new printer c;ui be frusiratiiig because ibere arc so tuiiiiy
on the market. To make selection easier, RUN lakes a look each year at new machines that
are likely to appeal to C-(i4 antl ("-IL'8 users.
Since the last roundiiji (CXiobei I'JHH), a number of new 9- and 24-pin printers priced
below S600 have appeareci. Technology in ibis price range has advanced significantly, atul
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primers, have become more common. Consequendy, shoppingfor a printer is more exciting
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control-panel buttons in the wrong sequence, while three beeps might mean the printer
is ready to accept pitch changes via the control panel. ►■
By TIM WALSH
34 K H N • NOVEMBER 1989
PHOTOGRAPHED EtY LARRY DUNN
Speakinf^roCtontrol piinels, two priiitL-rs in this
roundii|). ihu Paiuisonit KX-l'l I'Jl ;iiid Star Mi-
(Tonics \'X-2'!()0. haw pa i ids that uti- small tt-ch-
iiological ruaivfls, .spotiing a muliiiudi- of lights
and print options. Howl-vlt, ihey're a bit com-
jjlicated to ust;, and iini fveryonc wi!! enjoy
memorizing long setjuunccs of button presses,
rortunately. any well-dfsijrned software should
provide for letting yon sek'ct print options from
the keyboard.
ASCII Youu Prinii:u
In the past, a halt'dozeri or more Coinmodore-
deditated set ial printers would normally appear
each year, eath equipped with a fi-pin DI N plug
so it could he connected to a C-64 or C-l^S serial
port jnst like a second disk drive. Hovvever, the
only Commodore-dedicated serial [Jiinlcrsimio-
duced in 19H9 have been tlie.Star N\-1(H)IK; and
the NX-ll)IJ(Kl Rainbow, which I reviewed in the
April 1989 issue of RUM. A\\ the other new ma-
chines, from which I selected the ones described
here, are Centronics-type parallel printers that
are not dedicated to the Commodore and that
therefore re<|iiire an interface.
All of the printers 1 tested work well with the
C-fvt and C-12iS if one [)i)tential pi(>l)lem can be
avoided. Since tliey are not {^nmiHidore-specific.
tliey expect lo receive commands iti standard
ASCII for switching prim modes and for acti-
vating sjiecial features. Now it can happen that
even if the output from yonr compnter is in
standard ASCII, ycnir interface tnay convert it
to Commodore ASCII, in which case I he primer
options won't work properly. Conrfioniidingtbis
confusion are the scoi es of differem printer driv-
ers found in Commtidore programs, plus the
wide range of interfaces and printer tnnrigura-
ti<ms available.
I'ortunaiely, many [)rograms, including CIEOS,
have reduced the likelihood of pioblems by pro-
viding custom drivers lor every printer, from the
cnrrem and fashionable to the olwolete and oh-
.seure. Besides, most Connnodore computerist.s
soon learn the ins and outs of printer control, so
they know what works and what doesn't.
Ifycni're a novice primer user and need help
getting your printer to work with a specific t)ro-
gram, try contacting the software niarmfactiu'er
or publisher. If the machine won't work properly
with any software, contact the printer retailer en'
manufactiner. You can also try ymir local user's
group or an on-line service, snch as Q-Link, ov
a local BBS. Never des[>air— help « available.
All of the [)i inters I examined l(»r this article
come with good docnmentation, ini hiding in-
structions and listings for prograniniing the
piiuter. The listings aie in Micriisolt Basic, id-
tended for MS-DOS computers, but C-64 and
C-I28 programmers can use most of them by
Printer Comparison Chart
Manufacturer
Model
Printer
Emulation
Bit Image Density
(Low-High dpi)
Print Pilches
(cpl)
KLQ Fonts
@ 10 or 12 cpl
Star Micronics
NX-2400
Epson LQ series
IBM Proprinter
V 6-360 (EP)
H 60-360 (EP)
10,12,15.17.20,?
Courier, Prestige, Script
Epson
LQ-510
LX-810
Epson LQ series
Epson LX series
V&^60
H 60-360
V 6-216
H 60-240
10,12,15,P
10,12,15,20
roman, sans serif
roman, sans serif
Panasonic
KX-P11B0
KX-P1191
Epson FX series
IBM Proprinter
Epson FX series
IBM Proprinter
V 6-216 (EP)
H 60-240 (EP)
V 6-216 (EP)
H 60-240 (EP)
10,12,15,17.20.P
10,12,15,17,20,P
Courier, twld PS, Prestige,
sans serif
Courier, bold PS, Prestige,
sans serif
Setkosha
SP-1600AI
Epson LQ series
IBM Proprinter
V 6-216 (EP)
H 60-240 (EP)
10,12,17,20
Standard NLQ
Okidata
Microline
18a Turbo
Okidata Microline
V 6-144
H 72-144
10,12,17
Standard NLQ
cpi= characters per inch; cps= characters per second; CS= speed claimed t)y the manufacturer; dpi = dots per inch;
H = Horizontal; V= Vertical; LQ= Letter Quality; NLQ=Near Letter Quality; P = Proportional; PS = Proportional Spacing; EP=both
Epson and IBM Proprinter modes
36 K U N ■ NOVKMBER 19S9
substituting OPFN 4,4,7 for statements such
as WJDTH "Ll''ri:",255, and PRINTI-J for
LPRINT.
INTERKVCING
As to interfaces, no new outs have appeared
recently, so I stand by my previous favorites:
Omnitronix's Hot Shot Plus and Xeiec's Super
Graphix. I've used both for over a year, printing
out text and grajjhics on many different ma-
chines without a liiicli.
Regardless of the interface you use. you must
be sure it's configured properly fur your soft-
ware. For example, you can keep the interface
in MPS-803/ 1525 mode for normal printing from
a word processor, but that mode may not permit
underHning and italics. If not, you must set the
interface to Transparent mode and select MCll
output iiom within ynur software.
Similarly, when printing from graphics-based
packages, such as GKOS or RUN I'iiint, it's im-
portant to use the highest density available on
your printer to get good definition. For instance,
when using an F.pson printer driver with an
Epson-type priiUer, you should set tlie interface
to Epson configuration and Transparent mode,
TiiK Llst Word
After working with these printers for almost
two months, I've picked favorites based on per-
formance and ease of use. fn the 24-pin category-,
I favtn- the Kpson LQ-51() over the Star Micronics
NX-240t), both for its darker prim in every rimde
and its superior label handling. If Star could
figure out bow to darken ibeir prim and improve
their tractor-feed design, they could corner the
24-pin market on general quality.
As fiir as the 9-pins are concerned, it's a dead
heat for first place between the Panasonic KX-
P1191 and the Epson LX-810 for overall excel-
lence. Second place goes to the Panasonic KX-
I'l 180 because ofiis fine prim inialiiy and paper
handling. The Okidata 182 Tinbo would have
shared in the first place tie if its provision for labels
were belter. .'\s it is, the 182's superb print quality
and speed bring it in third. Tailing in last place is
the Seikosha SI'-lfiOOAl, with an attractive ap-
pearance and acceptable print quality and speed,
but marginal pa])er handlirrg and other renmatus
of an earlier teclnu^logy.
Since I use so many primers in my work, I've
become jaded unvards them. However, the im-
proved print quality and increased options of
these machines have given me a riew outlook. The
chances of your making a poor printer decision
have been gready diminished. »■
Tim Walsh, fonnfrty RUN's U clinical editor, is now
a contribuling editor to the magaiine, as well us tech'
nicai editor of our sister tmigaune, AniigaWorld.
NLQ or LQ Matrix
@ 10 cpl
NLQ or LQ
Print Speed
@ 10 cpi (CS)
Draft Mode
Print Speed
@ 10 cpl (CS)
Italic
Characters
Underlining
Super- and
Subscripts
Buffer
Capacity
Dimensions
In Inches
24x35 (LQ)
47 cps
142 cps
Yes
Yes
Yes
7K
16.1x12.9x4.7
24x29 (LQ)
18x12
50 cps
25 cps
150 cps
200 cps
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
8K
4K
16.5x13.7x5.5
16.5x13.7x5.5
1Bxia
16x18
32 cps
40 cps
160 cps
200 cps
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2K
6K
16.7x13.4X5.2
16.7x13.4x5.2
18x18
40 cps
160 cps
Yes
Yes
Yes
2.3K
15.4x10.5x4.7
18x18
40 cps
186 cps
Yes
Yes
Yes
n/a
14.2x10.8x3.2
NOVEMBER 19S<J k LI N 37
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The Tradition Continues
♦ The Epson LQ-510 ♦
I naver met a late model Epson printer I didn't
Ilka, and Ihe 24-pln LQ-S10 Is no exception. It
may not be as option-laden as more expensive
models— lacking, for Instance, a Oulet mode—
but what It does Is well done, and It even offers
soma welcome surprises.
The LQ-510 has two tetter-quality fonts: aans
sorll and roman. As I've come to expect from
Epson printers, the print In the letter-qua I tty
fonts and graphics Is excellent (or a dot matrix
printer. The characters are beautifully detailed.
You can select Condensed mode from the
control panel by pressing the dedicated button.
Italics cannot be selected from ttic control
panel, but that's fine, because rarely does an
entire document need to be In Italic, and that
mode Is available via software commands.
The LQ-S10 powers up In Letter Quality
mode. To switch to [Draft mode using the con-
trol panel, four keypresses are required: the
On-line button once, the Font button twice and
On-line once more.
The SelecType i:ontrol panel has been kept
simple, and, probably to keep costs down, It
forgets settings when the primer Is turrjed off.
A bulM.ln push, rather than pull, tractor (eed
makes the LQ-510*s paper handling excep-
tional, and the feed's adjustability makes mail-
ing labels easy to generate.
While lacking a bottom-feed passageway, the
LQ-510 has a handy paper-parking feature
called SmartPark that toggles batween contin-
uous forms and single sheets. Press Ihe Load/
Eject button once and the tractor-feed paper
retracts so you can frtctlon-food single sheets;
press It again, and the tractor-leod paper ad-
vances, correctly positioned for printing to t*-
gln just below the top of Ihe fomi. With the
LQ-510, you never tiave to worry about man-
ually "fine-luning" the paper position.
. , , And Continues Again
♦ The Epson LX-810 ♦
The LX-810, a 9-pln printer, Is nearly Identical
In appearance to the LQ-S10. Also like Its Z4-
pln brother. It produces excellent print quality
and comes with Ihe SmartPark system, placing
It well ahead of other Fow-end 9-pln printers In
paper- handling. The documentallon la Ihe moat
thorough you'll find for a 9-pln printer.
The LX-SIO differs from the LQ-510 in Its
control panel. While still a SelecType, 11 Issues
a number o1 beeps lo Indicate the various print
modes and character pitches. For example, one
beep means Draft mode, two mean Roman
Near Letter Quality (NLQ) mode and throe mean
Sans Serif mode. Because the beeps are emit-
ted rapidly, you have to tune your ears a bit
to distinguish between two and three, and be-
cause the beeps are quiet, they may bo a prob-
lem for those with Impaired hearing. An
advantage of the LX-aiO control panel is Its
ability lo remember settings, even wfien Ihe
printer Is turned off.
Oddly, I found this printer louder and slower
In NLQ mode than other Epson printers. For-
tunately, a high-speed Draft mode comple-
ments the normal Draft mode to speed up the
printing process.
Overall, the machlna is a joy to use on a
dally basis.
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A Potential Success Story
♦ The Star Micronics NX-2400 ♦
The NX-240(I features the quality and low
price traditional with Star Micronics machines,
as well as amenities like Ihe Quiet mode and
letter quality printing that are common among
24-pln printers.
One of the NX-2400's most Interesting fea-
tures Is a control panel that offers four fonts,
each with an optional Italics mode, and five
print pitches. One of the fonts— Script, or tong-
hand— Is particularly impressive tor a budget-
priced 24-pln printer. Through the control
panel, you can also make pa per- handling se-
lections, Including reverse microfeeding of
forms.
On the minus side, the panel Is complicated
to use. For example, 11 presses on three dif-
ferent buttons are needed to select the Prestige
Italic font with a condensed 10-plca pitch.
On power up, the NX-2400 defaults to Letter
Quality mode Instead of Draft mode— perhaps
to Increase sales of replacement ribbons. The
letter quality print Is clear and crisp, but too
light In my opinion- even lighter than near let-
ter quality on some 9-ptn phnters.
Draft mode can be accessed through soft-
ware, by flipping an Internal DIP switch, or by
grappling with the control panel. Just press
On-Llne once, the Style Pitch button once, the
Quiet Mode button eight limes or the Paper
Feed button once, then On-Llne agalnl
The NX-2400 excels at paper-handling, ex-
cept lor labels, which trequontly fam in the
tractor-feed unit (located under a removabis
cover at the rear of Ihe printer). II takes tittle
space, having a footprint smaller than many
9-ptn machines.
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♦ The Panasonic KX-P1180 #
It was a tougti order to better trie outetanding
KX-P1091 9-pln printer, a long-time favorite
among Commodore users, but Its replacement,
the Panasonic KX.P1180, Is packed with Im-
provements. The upgrades Include a half-
speed Quiet mode In NUQ, tour control-panel
or Bottware-seleclable NLQ fonts and a print-
head gap-adjustment lever on top of the ma-
chine, all of which reflect the new trends In
low^nd printer technology.
Paper handling has been refined to offer both
top- and bottom-feed, plus a fully adjustable
push or pull tractor feed for continuous paper.
Paper parking has also been added, so you
can park continuous forma In (he tractor feed
while printing individual lorms by use ol the
removable stngte-sheet guide. Like Its prede-
cessor, the KX-P1180 specializes In printing
continuous labels; Just load the paper and away
you gol
In day-to-day use, Ihls printer performs tiavj-
iessiy. However, until you get the hang of It,
Miecting print options from the control pane)
i« a bit confusing. First, you must place the
printer oflilne and press the Function button,
then press the Form Feed button to cycle for-
ward through the three main print options;
Fonts, Pitch and Others. The Others option
covers Quiet mode and page length, which can
range from B'/j to 14 Inches. The Lino Feed
button cycles back through Others, Pilch and
Font, and LEDs indlcato the selection you
heve made.
The KX-P1180 quickly became one of my
fevorito printers. It's lest, pleasant to use and
easy to program vta either the control panel
or software, and It produces graphics that are
second to none lor a 9-pln, dot matrix machine.
This Is an all-around great printer.
A Gussied-Up 9-Pin
♦ The Panasonic KX-P1191 ♦
As good as the KX-Pii8a is, the KX-P1191
performs even better. It's faster (240 characters
per second In Draft mode, versus the 1180's
192 cps), It has an expanded control panel wtlh
eight LEDs and lour buttons. It provides a
larger print buffer (GK versus 2K), and Italic
mode is selectable via the control panel. The
1191 atso offers a Quiet mode, four fonts, nine
pitches and a variety ot other print options that
rival high-end 24-pln machines.
Looking like a clone of its little brother, the
1191 Is equipped with the same first-rate paper
handling and turns out the same eKcellant
graphics. Moreover, its small size makes It
easy to move from desk to desk or office to
OfllCB,
With the exception of the 24-pln Epson LQ-
510, I found myself using the KX-Pn91 more
than any other printer In this group. It's fasi,
software-friendly and relatively quiet, and It
produces excellent, dark printouts. »■
The Nuts and
Bolts of GEOS
To RUN Paint
THK SAMPLE t'RlN'IOUTS ae-
comp;inying this artkle were origi-
niilly CKOS images nf Ijolts drawn
with };i'i)l';iiin by anisl Susan Lamb.
1 iinpinleti llieminto RUN I'aint. then
prinii'tl ihrm. /Vftcr a liitlc pniciice
using my [echniqut. you loo can get
jSfoRiiiil screens imo RUN Haint with
a minimuin of file Ikldliiig. Here's
how I did it:
First. I ran ilic CEOS 2.0 version
of gfol'aint on a C-128D, loaded the
dip an jragc on /^t/iVs tlKOS Povv«t
Kik II disk and positioned the pajjt.-
so I he lull iina^c ol the- liolis wa-s wii-
lered in gcroRiini's visilile window.
Next, 1 pressed the tM28r)'s reset
button (the only otld part of this pro-
cedure) and ran the GEOS-lo-Doo-
dlc! utility publislicd iti HUiVs. May
1988 geo Watch column. Otdy the vis-
ible jjorlioii of the geol'iiint screen was
.saved to disk as ii DiHHllel streen-
iniage hie. Renaming ibai hie ivilh
OPt N 1 5.8, !5,"RarRPI I.(;eOS = DD
C:K0S":CL0SE B added the prefix
RPH. to the filename, so RUN Paint
was able to rccoj^nize it as a hi-rcs
screen.
Finaliy. 1 primed the image widi
each priiiter, keeping iny Omnilroiiix
Mot Shot Phis set to [ lanspareiil
mode and selecting the Epson printer
driver horn the choices on the RUN
r:iiiii [it'int menu.
t;ive niy teclmi(pie a try the next
time you want lo import a geoPsint
or other GEOS screen into RUN
Pdini. it's remarkably easy! E]
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ILLUSTRATED BY IIKIH KROM.MES
NOVEMBER I'JHU ■ RUN 39
A Blast from the Past?
♦ The Selkosha SP-1600AI ♦
with Its lack of paper parking, fancy fonts
and oirvar amenities, the 9-pin SP-1600AI
se«ms to come from a bygone tectinologlcel
era. Paper handling is clumsy with this ma-
chine, and tho pull-type tractor feed unit, rest-
ing atop ttie printer, has an unhealttiy appetite
for even the most carefully aligned conlinous
paper. Unlike the fully automated Epsons and
Panssonlcs In this printer collection, the SP-
1600AI must have paper adjusted manually
most of the time, and mailing labels are a
"maybe" proposition at best.
On the bright side, the l&OOAI's fully pro-
grammabio control panel makes it easy to set
prlr* pitches and margins: Just hold down tho
On-il. e birtlon to select the desired settings.
Also, while Draft mode is slow (160 cps) and
the NLQ characters are marginal, the Graphics
mode Is fantastic, producing much tighter and
darker images than, say, the Star NX-24(M. Fur-
thermore, the 1600AI's Epson and IBM modes
offer a wide, llexible range of print options.
Including four pitches, ttsllcs, proportional
spacing, double-strike and more, all at a rela-
tively low noise level.
The Selkosha pales In comparison to the
other printers in this parade, but then, it wasn't
built for high-volume output A busy oftice en-
vironment is definitely not where ft tielongs.
On tho other hand, (or student or home use,
the 160DAI is certainly acceptable.
Friendlier Than Ever
♦ The Okldata Microltne 1B2 Turbo ♦
Okidota's best 9-pin printer Is the Mtcroilne
1B2 Turbo. Following other recent Okldata ma-
chines in offering full Epson compatibility, it
works well with any C-64 and C-12a software
that has either an Okldata or Epson printer
driver. Its graphic reproductions are among the
darkest and most finely detailed of all the print-
ers In this group, and the control panel is easy
to use. You won't be up nights memorizing
sequences of birtton presses In order to op-
erate this printer.
The TB2 Turbo offers three print pitches and
just one font in NLQ mode. Along with Its de-
fault Microllne mode, it offers an IBM mode
with similar pitch and NLO options.
When it comes to feeding paper through this
machine, all is well until you want to print
on continuous-feed labels. The tractor-feed
sprockets are located at etther end of the
platen and can be moved only about one inch,
so It's impossible to use labels on narrow
backing. The paper handling is also marginal,
in spite ol top- and tiottom-feed options for
continuous paper, it's difficult to align the pa-
per properly.
Outside ol the meiifng-iabei problem, the 182
Turbo Is one of my favorite 9-pin printers. ■
Table 1. Rel:ail prices
and manufacturers' addressn,
NX-2400
S529
Star Micronics, Inc.
200 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10166
LQ-510
S529
LX-810
S299
Epson America, Inc.
23530 Hawthorne B(%'d.
Torrance, CA 90505
KX-PH80
$299.95
RX-P1191
S399.95
Pitnasonic Computer Products
Division
2 l^nasonic Way
Secaucu.i, NJ 07094
SP-1600AI
S329
Seikosha America, Inc.
1 ! 1 MaD\rthur Blvd.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Microline 182 Turiio
S339
Ok i data
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Mount Laui'el, NJ 08054
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Friendly File Copier
Fast and menu-driven for ease of use, it xoorks
with any two Coinmodore-compalihle drives.
R
UN Copy is a versatile atid
li-asy-io-iisf V.-M miiltiiikV
tinilticlrivc lilf topirr. It's writ-
leiicomplftflyin nuichiiie lan-
guage for speed, can copy up to '200
files at a time and works wiili any two
C-64-cotnpatib!e disk drives,
PRELIMINARIES
Type in Listing 1, "riincopy.bas", us-
ing run's (.Ihetksuni program to catch
any typinj;; errtn s, then save it to disk.
The disk tnust he formaiied and must
also contain at least 50 free blocks. Run-
ning "rimcopy,bas" will generate the
RUN Copy machine language program
on tlie disk.
The writing proce.ss takes about five
minutes, M the program runs, it dis-
plays the numbers of the lines as it
works on diem. When the disk-write
pass is complete, an "all done" mes-
sage appears on the screen. You then
will have a working machine language
file copier!
To use RUN tajpy, rcscl your com-
puter (to make sure memory is clear),
then load and run it like any liasic pro-
gram. It loads quickly and will soon
ciisplay its.self-exphinatory main screen.
The screen lists various fields, including
filename, file type, file size, files chosen
to copy, files actually copied, and so
forth, ami oifers a choice of three pro-
gram options, which are explained he-
low. The screen also contains a window
that displays messages as you use the
program.
While using RUN Copy, you can reset
the program at any input prompt by
pressing the leit-arrow key. To exit
RUN Copy, press the nin-stop key
when no option is pending.
The Copy File.s Option
Copy Kiles, the main RUN Copy op-
lion, is invoked by pressing the C key.
By ED PARRY
When the program prompts you for the
.source and destiiiiilion drive numbers,
specify each by using the cur.sor-right
key to increase the default number, or
tfie cursor-dow^i key to decrease it, and
then pressing the return key to enter
your choice.
Automatic drive limits range from de-
vice number 5 (if you're using a hard
drive or RAM disk program) through
'SO. .'\rter you have pressed the return
key, RUN Copy automatically checks
for the presence of the drive, and, ii'it
doesn't find it there, displays an error
message.
Note that when it asks for your input,
RUN Copy always ofTers a logical de-
fault. To accept the defauli, just press
the t el urn key,
.•Uter you've chosen drive numbers,
the program wiU prompt you for a copy
pattern. Any standard direct<u-y pattern
is acceptable, vvith the default being *
(all files). Examples of acceptable copy
patterns are shown in Table 1.
Next, RUN Copy will read the source
directory, display the first filename thai
fits in the pattern you chose and ask if
you want it copied. Press Y, for yes, to
place the filename in the program's in-
ternal list of files to be copied, or N, for
no, to exclude the file from the list.
Pressing A will abort the copy option
and reset the program.
Once you've specified the files, copy-
ing begins. The program uses the stan-
dard disk read /write routines, so you
can copy files easily from any standard
Commodore disk drive to any other.
Slower than .some commercial copiers
with customized DOS routines, RUN
Copy compensates through its maxi-
mum disk-drive compatibility.
Utilities (such asJitiy'DOS) that speed
up read/write operathins work well
with RUN Copy. Also, when you're us- ■
Tablg 2. Eximplas of acce pubis dish commandB.
Command
Function
>iO
Initializes a disk (loads the BAM)
>vO
Validates (cleans up) a disk
>nO;targct disk.RC
Formats a disk as the target, with
an ID of RC
>n(herase disk
Krases a formatted disk
>uO>mO
Puts a 1571 drive in 1541 mode
>uO>ml
Puts a 1571 drive in 1571 mode
>sOrfilename
Scratches a file
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FILE COPIER
ing a (:-l28 ami 1371, you can speed
things u]) l)y putting the (itivL- in 1571
mode vi;i the RUN Cojjy wedge. Type
u()>iii 1 ;nul tlien pjess returti to activiiie
this mode.
Dining copying, the R/W field indi-
cators Hash back and fonh to indicate
which phase, tead or write, the pro-
gtani is iti. l-'ilenames arc (lis(>layed and
the liles (i)pied in I he order thai yon
chose them.
The ♦ licld shows the file number
tunemiy being copied, the To tlopy
field shows the total nuinhei of liles vet
to be done, and the Copied lield shows
the number of files alreaily completed.
A "copy (omplete" nsessage appears
w-hen a copy is linished.
You can abort a copy opeiati(m at any
time by holding down the run-stop key.
It may take several seconds lor the abort
to lake, so keep pressing the key until
you sec the "copy aborted" message.
The Disk Command Option
'Ibis o()iiori lets yon send any stan-
dartl (Mil disk lomnuind, so yini can
scratch files, fintnat new disks, validate
disks, and so forth, from RL'N Copy.
RUNCOPV vl.O 2 ^nvt FiU Cspi*i>
Hrltttfl bv Ell Pirru Update iBSDZZD
t^fstinatian:
COPIER DPTIOMS: (C> Cdvu FiUs
e> Disk CcHHand | <$> Director!)
ft OI<l» ntifit* Utnilaw
tll« laMa ktui to chanat driut H
The RUN Copy main scraen,
Kxamples of acceptable disk conmiands
a])pear in Table 2. Kor fiirtber belj), .see
the section on disk commands in your
drive manual.
Press the @ key to activate the Disk
Command option. Then use the cursor
and return keys lo specify die number
of the drive diat should receive the
command.
Mere again, acceptable drive num-
bers range hom (i to ;t(), inclusive. RUN
Copy will verify the presence of the
drive anti then prompt you for the com-
mand to be sent. Type the command
and press return, .\fter execulion, the
program will display the disk status as
ifiiirned by the (h-ive.
THE Directory
Commands Option
The third RL N Copy option lets you
display disk directories. This is similar
til using the Disk Command wedge.
Specify a drive device niunber with the
cursor and relurn keys. Then, at the
S0> prompt, enter any valid directory
pattern (see Table 1 ) or press return to
accept the * default.
In addition to the normal directory-
information, RUN Copy shows how
many liles are in the list. At the "pau,se"
message, press any key to relurn to the
main screen,
RU.N Copy might not be the fastest
file copier ai cumd, but it loads quickly,
offers maximum drive compatibility
and is easy to use. It will make a valuable
addition to your utility library. [SI
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ioflwtm, writes fmigrams and articles for a
va riety of pu Mirtilinm.
Running Instroctlans: Type in Listing 1 , using fll/ATs Checltsiim pragram, save it to disli and run it to create the RUN Copy prograin.
Listing 1. RUN Copy,BaB program, I Available on nsRun disit. See card at page 44,]
REM THIS LISTING CREATES (AND
SHOULD NOT BE CALLED) RUNCOP
Y :REM»163
5 OPEN 8,8,6,"RUNCOPY,P,W"
: REM* 7 6
6 CT = ;!: PRINT" (SHFT CLR)":REM*56
IJi READ A$:IF A$ = "-1" THEN CLOS
E8: PRINT: PRINT"ALL DONE!": EN
D :REM*129
12 PRINT" 1H0ME)READING LINE "+S
TR$|CT):CT=CT+1 :REM*141
15 IF LEN(A$)<62 THEN 55
:REM*254
20 B$=MID$(A$, 1 ,20)+HTD$(A$,22,
20)+MID$(A$,43,20) :RE.'^*242
25 FOR 1=1 TO 30 :REM*181
30 CS=MIDS(BS, (I*2)-l ,2) :HS=LEF
TS(C$,1 ) :LS=RIGHT${CS, 1 )
:REM»209
35 H = VAL(!i$) :IF H$>"9" THEN H=A
SC(H$|-55 :REM*a5
40 L=VAL(L$):IF L$>"9" THEN L=A
SC(I>$)-55 :REM*136
45 By = H» 1 6 + L: PRINT#8 ,CHRS [ BY I ;
:REM*67
50 NEXTiGOTO 10 :REM*n5
55 IF LEN(A$)<21 THEN U$^A$:GOT
74) : REM* 184
50 IF LEN(A$)<42 THEN B$=LEFTS(
A$,20)+RIGHT$(AS, (I,EN(AS)-21
) }:G0TO 70 : REM* 176
6 5 BS = LEFTS ( AS , 2 ) +M I D$ ( AS , 2 2 , 2
) +RIG!n'$ ( AS , LEN ( A$ ) -42 )
:REM*140
70 FOR 1=1 TO LENiBS)/2:REM*221
75 C$=HID$(BS, (I»2)-l ,2):HS=LEF
T$(C$,1 ):L$=RIGHT$tC$,l )
; REM* 1 4
80 H=VAL{H$):IF H$)"9" THEN H=A
SC(HS)-55 :REM*56
8 5 L=VALtLS):IF LS>"9" THEN L=A
SC(L$)-55 : REM* 8 4
90 BY=H*16+L:PRIHT#8,CHRS(BY);
: REM* 148
95 NEXT:GOTO 10 : REM* 160
100 REM RUNCOP Y ML :REM+141
101 DATA 01082308BA049E203230*3
8363A8A434F50593S34*2042592
0454420504152 :REM*124
102 DATA 5259AD4341000000004C'5
E080000080S09000000*0000000
04e8A4e9848A0 :REM*57
103 DATA 00BAFE0401D003FE0501*B
D0401 a5BEBD0501 85BF*B1BEF00
520D2FF90E458 :REM*99
104 DATA A86eAA6860A9008SD485*C
7A9088D2B08A9008D2 0*00802 ID
0aD2F08A9018D :REM*20
105 DATA 8602A980eD8A024C9F0C*A
90F2 0C3FI'A9002 0HDFF+A90FAE2
a08A00F2 0BAFF : REM* 50
105 DATA 20C0FFA90F20C3FFA590*8
D2E08D00518203 90C60*203 90C2
035089EC45249 :REM*248
107 DATA 564520232000A900AE2B*0
820CDBD20350B204E4F*5 4 20505
24553454E542E :REM*226
108 DATA 0507003860A0008C2A08*A
00084D4 20 3 5081 22092*9000 A90
185D420E4FFF0 :REM*80
109 DATA F7C914D01CAC2A08F0EE*C
E2A0eA90085D4203 508*209D9D2
0901220929000 :REM*174
110 DATA 4CE70ec90DF01 1C95FD0*0
34C5E08AC2A08C01EF0*C5201 6E
7AC2A08999F15 :REM*210
111 DATA C8C90DD0A8A90085D4A9*2
04C1 6E7A901 20550BAE*2D08A90
020CDBDA92020 :REM*11
112 DATA 1 6E720E4FFF0FBC90DD0*0
EA900205 50BAD2D088D+2B084C8
108C95FD0034C :REM*127
113 DATA 5E08C91DD00CAD2D0eC9*1
EF0O7EE2D0BD0C0C91 1 'O00CAD2
D08C906F0C7CE :REM*226
114 DATA 2D08D0B04C3909A90120*7
A0EAE2C0eA90020CDBD*A9 20201
6E720E4FFF0FB :REM*157
115 DATA C90DD00EA900207A0BAD*2
C088D2B0B4CB1 08C95F*D0034C5
E08C91DD00CAD :REM»1S6
116 DATA 2C08C91EF0D7EE2C08D0*C
0C91 1 D00CAD2C08C906*F0C7CE2
C08D0B04C8C09 :REM*122
117 DATA A90120C40BAE2B08A900*2
0CDBDA920201 6E720E4+FFF0FBC
90DO006A90020 :REM*247
118 DATA C40B60C95FD0034C5E08*C
91 DO00CAD2B08C91 EF0*DFEE2B0«
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FILE COPIER
8D0CBC911D00C : REM* 121
119 DATA AD2I30ec90OK0CFCE2IJO8 + D
0884CDF05D01018A20B*A02320F
0FF2035082020 :REM*11
120 DATA 200060EE3203iaA20BA0*2
320F0FFA900AE3 208'JC*CDBDD01
018A209A02220 ;REM*110
121 DATA F0FF2035082020200060»E
E3308AD3308D003EE3')*0B18A20
9A02220F0FFAD : REM* 195
122 DATA 340aAE33084CCDaDD01fl+1
8A20DA01 720F0FF203S*0820202
00060EE310818 :REM*244
123 DATA A20BA01 720F0FFA900AE*3
1 084CCDBD1 8A209A00F*20F0FF2
0350820202000 :REM*25
124 DATA 18A209A00F20F0FFA900*E
E300eAE30H84CCDBD1 8*A209A00
720F0FF203508 :REM*163
125 DATA 202020200^1 8A209A007'2
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Create your own online character and mingle with
others in Q- Link's new tropical hot spot.
■ recently speiu a Saturday iu};ht at
SiinsLi Beacli, idly contfinplating
the meaniiif^ of life in general, and
the origin nt I lie universe in par-
ticular. A tropical beach is a good place
to do that, especially if it's situated at
QuantumLink'K new attraction, Club
Caribe. As I studied my rugged yet
handsome visage (somewhere between
RoboCop and Max Headroom) on my
monitor, it became apparent that holes
in the o/onc layer, t!ie search for Spock
and the world-wide plankton shortage
would have to wait: An island resort
beckoned!
Sadly, my good looks are a iignient
of my C-64's imagination, and the clos-
est 1 came to sand was the silicon in my
computer's central processing unit. Be
that as it may. Club Caribe is the nearest
many of us will ever come to a tropical
resort.
Produced in cooperation with Lucas-
film, Club (Caribe is a new interactive
online .service I hat incorporates chat-
ting, cartoon animation and real-time
siinulation into a vacation-like environ-
ment. If you belong to a service sudi
as Q-Link, GEnie or .■American IVople-
Link, you may be familiar with the ctm-
cept of online chatting; assuredly, it's
one of the more popular (and lucrative)
By JOHN RYAN
areas ufiered by the big commercial
boards.
Q-Link has taken the concept one
step further by incorporating iiuerac-
tive graphics. I'he result: You can now
see who you're taking to and have the
opportunity to move from rooni to
room, explore new places and meet new
people. Club Carilie is the first and only
world-simulation to be implemented on
an online chat service.
The Club Caribe environment comes
on a double-sided disk ordered directly
from QuantumLiuk (8619 Westwood
Center Drive, Vienna, VA 22182; 7();i-
448-8700). (Yon must also have version
3.0 of y-l. ink's ])rogr;tTn disk.) CJnce
you install the cnviromnent on Q-Link's
master disk, you can dial Q-Link as
usual, then access Club Caribe via the
People Connection.
You Arrive. . .
On your first visit, you must specify
how you watu your on-screen self to
look. The selection process is straight-
forward and involves choosing youi
character's sex, clothes, garment colors
and physical attributes. This is really
the heart of Club Caribe, for each mem-
ber is a unique entity— a personality
reflected in an on-screen persona.
Once past the preliminaries, you can
enter the resort as a spectator or guest.
As> a spectator, your character vanishes
and is replaced with a single "eye" in
the corner [)f the screen. This mode
provides easy access to any part of the
club, even where it's crowded. How-
ever, you can't interact with anyone else
(which may he fine on your first visit).
As a guest, you guide your character
throtigh the tliih with a joystick. Actions
and movemeius are based on getting,
putting, going and doing, each select-
able by pressing the joystick in a certain
direction.
If you've ever played Lucasfihn's
Maniac Miinsion or Zak MacKraken
and the Alien Mindbenders, you'll
probably feel comfortable with Club
Caribe's user interface and graphics.
The graphics, while not sensational, are
nicely done considering the limitations
of a project this size on an eight-bit
machine, and they're presented in a
quasi-three-dimensional aspect. The re-
sort is set u]) like an iitiventure, with
opportunities to pick up items and store
them, either in your pockets or in con-
tainers that you purcha.se. Likewise,
you can put tokens (the island's cur-
rency) into rece[)tacles such as vending
machines and teleports, or spend them
Ydu have a lac dI flBxibility in designing yaur
character.
One room lets you exerciee your
ekills in cempetltlDn.
Ydu can ineBt naw ar aid friends on the beach
or In the bar.
50 li L' N NOVEMtlER 1989
ILLUSTRATED BY ANN UJLt.(}N
If you don't like thn way you look, yau can
make alcsraclona.
A cool drink in Club Cnrlbc's bar la a hoe day
traat.
Them's almost no limit to what can happen in
Club Caribe!
Non-Habitat Forming
"Ifever there was a wiz that was. . ."
—Chorus from The Wizard of Oz
If ever ihcrt- was a wiz thai was,
it's Cluh Caribe, the interactive on-
line extravaganza derived from an
idea that lit up in the head of pro-
grammer Chip Morningstar some
years ago. The idea was Habitat, ati
imtneiise, graphics-based, interac-
tive world-simulaiinn that Lucasfilm
proud[y announced in 198(5 as tile
new flagship for the young Quan-
tumLink online service.
It was almost loo good to be true,
really. .A.ssuredly, every<mc knew of
the graphics prowess of the- C-fv},
which, incidentally, had grabbed the
burgeoning software market by its
lapels in 1986. Also well known was
Lucasfilm, a young software linn re-
spected for its talent with fractal
graphics (The Eidolon, Rescue un
Fractalus! and Koronis Rift). Tliey
seemed ilie right company at the
right time with the right idea.
The technology that makes Club
Caribe work today Is nothing niore
than a step-child of the original Hab-
itat idea. I magine, if you will, a total
grapliics environment with over 5iU)
different locations, where each user
has a separate room u> sculpt and
decorate as desired. Imagine a world
where adventures await you and
where teams can he gathered to
search for clues, play capture the
flag, and do other things that can be
done in real life. All from the comfort
and safety of your innnc, connected
via modem to Q- Link's massive com-
puter in Vienna, Virginia.
Habitat promised to be a dream-
world for the online user— an alter-
nate reality, a far cry from the crude
C:B-Iype interaction available at the
time. So the (iotmiindore world
waited with eager aiulcipation. Now,
three years later. Habitat remains an
elusive dream, replaced with a
pared-down version that incorpo-
rates only the essence of the tech-
nology that would have brought
Habitat to life. White this is not nec-
essarily bad (and "something" is al-
ways better than nothing at all), what
happened?
Steve Arnold, vice-president and
general manager of Lucasfilm, ex-
plains: "We found that we had
pushed the C-e4 to its limits, and, if
we had it to do all over again— and
I'm not trying to insult C-64 own-
ers—we really would have devel-
oped the Habitat program on a
different system. (Jnce we finished
Habitat and really sat down and
looked at it, we realized there was a
hit more technology needed to do
multiplaycr gaming— a lot more
than we could efl'ectively do on the
C-()4. So, Club tiaribe uses only the
lecluiology that was developed by
Lucasfihn for Habitat, because of the
limitations of the C-64.
"The concept for Club Caril>e was
conceived by Quauium. They de-
sigtied the enviroinnem and activities
of ihe service, using the technology
that had been created for Habitat.
Which is why, as Quantum jjresented
Club Caribe to the world, it was pro-
moted as a product that u.sed Lucas-
filtu's Habitat technology."
Whether Club Caribe will evolve
into the system envisioned by the
pioneers of Habitat remaitis to be
seen, but considering the enthusias-
tic initial reaction of tlie public, it's
in both Lucasfilm's and Quantum's
interest to pursue the idea hirther,
Arnold remains optimistic about
enliancenienls to Club Cai ibe. "Cer-
tainly, we would he inierested in
seeing the world of Club (.;aribe
evolve in new directions, based on
the things users are interested in and
the feedback we get from the people
playing it. One of the visions of Hab-
itat was users themselves helping to
shape the universe, although that
was one of the things that became
technically difficult to implemein."
Don't get the idea that Club Caribe
is a half-baked attempt to implement
a vision that was too far ahead of its
time. Both Lucasfilm and Quantum
are pr<md of the technology and in-
novation bebittd Club Caribe— and
rightly so. Club C^aribe is light-years
ahead of Q-Link's closest competi-
tion, and even brighter lights will
shine in the future. SI
-JR
NOVKMBKR 19H9 k U N
CARIBE BEIN'
in any of the resort's numerous shops.
'I'ht' Do coinniiuul is used to inaiii[)ul;iie
the mnUitutle of objects you'll find ai
CUib Caribe.
K;uh section ol' the islatxi is divicled
imo "rooms." When yuu enter a room,
you'!! probably find suveral other guests
there, engaged in oue activilv or other,
wheilier it be idle chattel- or explora-
tion. You conver.se with others by typitif^
contments into :i coitnnatid line, which
iheii appeals in a "liallooii" over your
character. Moreover, your character
can walk, jump, wave, [>oint, bend and
frown— just about anything to get your
point across. Prepare yourself, though;
Whereas you're just a "hancile" on
many online services, auy aciioti you
take ai Club Caribc can be seen by
everyone in tlie loom!
Attractions on the island include
shops and pubs, special event areas, an
arcade, beaches, teletwrters, automatic
teller machines (for your tokens), and
more. A maji ol the island is included
with the soi'tware and, tmtil you get
familiar with the tlulj's lavout, vou'll he
reicrring to it often. As in Q- [.ink's Pco-
[)lt' Connection, there are hel[) areas
and "guides" to assist you through your
lirsi few innings.
.Mihough Club Caribe is not the Hab-
itat (sec the sidebar) promised over
tin ee years ago, it is a unique .'ind tun
alternative to chatting by simply typing
text on your monitor. However, there
are a few minor irritations associated
with using the service.
Keep in Mind. . .
First, you should have a 1200-baud
modem (a Commodore 1670 can be
had lor about S60). I didn't even try
using ;500 baud, because 1 200 was dif-
licult enough.
Second, there's a lot of time spent
waiting lor t!ie disk drive. The drive
musi load each new area you enter, and
while the length of individual loads may
be tolerable, when you have to pass
til tough several areas to get to your
desiinatiini, the minutes add up. The
pennies add up too, since Club C'aribe
is a "plus time" (extra cost) service. At
eight cents a minute, I could see my
money flying out the windtjw each time
1 wailed for a disk load.
Third, things can slow down to a
crawl when several guests are all doing
their thing in the same rotmi. Utifor-
tunately, the C-64 is not a multitasking
machine, so while one guest moves
across the room, the others are i'ro/.en
in place. With a lot of people in Jiction,
you may be lucky just to get a move in
edgewise.
Even after .several hours at Club Car-
ibe, there are some attractions I haven't
yet visited. There's lots to do and see,
especially on Friday and Saturday
nights when things arc positively hop-
ping! Disk loads notwithstanding. Club
Caribe offers a lot of play for the penny.
.So, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to the
beach. Just why are whales so big,
anyway? ■
John Rymi, nnr of RUN '.5 cnnlrihuting
editors, is aiui itn air traffic control iiutruc-
tor. Mayhf wmeday he can really fly to Ca-
ribbean bfaches.
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n Backup IMI - Make backups of important
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D Auto Directory - A colleclion ot directory Lttililies
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PERSONAL nN/\ft-CE/BUSmES5
D Home E^khk Mftnager - Helps you to develop
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G Portfolio - Keeps track ol your investments
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D Your Net Worth • Tracks the value of your assets
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D Weight Watcher - Keeps track of and graphs
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O Plan-a-Uenu ■ Choose your foods, and the
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a Centiipod - Fire at snakes, bugs, and toadstools.
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Build a Better Basic
Add a host of structured commands
to your C-64's built-in Basic.
The C-M is ;) fTieat machine, bul
ilif huili-iii Basic 2.{] lacks some
useful cotmiiands thai exist in
mort; tccetii versions of tlie lan-
guage. Enhaiucd B;isic (hereafter
called EB) updates Uasie 2.0 by adding
If/ThenVELse and (^ase cummnnds, la-
beled Gotos ant! Gosubs, and While and
Repeal loops. lype iti Listings 1 and 2
and save them to disk. Then load and
run Listing 2, creating EB on disk. To
use, run Listing 1,
If/Then/Else
A Basic 2.0 If statement can be fol-
lowed by one and only one Then condi-
tion; multiple statements and Else
conditions aren't possible. EB remedies
this lack with an If/'riien/Else sequence.
The format foe the sequence is as follows:
10 IF A = l THEN
;!0 PRINT: PRINT "YOU SELKCH ED 1"
30 PRINT "GOOn CHOICE!"
■K) ELSE
TiO PRINT "YOU DIDNT SELECT 1"
60 PRINT "PLLASF. S^:LF.CI■
.WOTHtk"
70 ENDIF
If you want to do this with Basic 2.0,
yon must say:
10 IF A= 1 THEN PklNT:GO'm M)
•M) PRINT "VOL DIDN'I SEl.ECr 1"
;{<) I'RINT "PLFJVSE SKLECF
ANarHER"
■SO COTO 7i:i
50 PRINT "YOL SEI.ECI ED I"
60 PRINT "GOOD CHOICE!"
70 (Continue with I he jiHvgram)
Clearly, the KB tude is easier to un-
derstand. You can have as many siate-
menis as you wiuii lollowing the Then
and Else staternents. Y'ou can also fiave
a Then witliout an Else. When you're
finished with the se([uence, close it with
an Endif.
By SCOTT WEISGARBER
There may be dmes when yon prefer
an old-fashioned If— for exanrple, when
you vvairt to execute only one siaretrrent
aird yoir dorr't warn to worry ahoirt ;m
I'Indif. rilat's nu prohletrr; jirst put the
statement to be e.^ecuted right idler the
'I hetr statement iti tire line, as shown
below:
IF A=l rHEN PRINT "YOL
SELEClEi) I"
((^citiriinit' wrlli the jirograiri)
The regular Basic 2.0 If appears to
EB as a completely different command
ihair the special EB If. The rule is: When
drere's somediing after the Ihen state-
nrent in the same litre, it's a regirlar If;
when there's notliing alter it, it's treated
as an EB If
Cases Of. . .
The next set of commands is the Cases
Of/Case/EndCase/Otherwise/EiidCases
group. It provides a shorler way ro use
lire If/'Ihen structure when there are
iirariy possible values of the checking
variable. Eor example, let's say y<ni were
checking user input at a menu. Itr Basic
2.0, the code might look like ibis:
10 INPLTA
20 1 V A= I OR A = 2 Tl 1 !■ N V.l >.Sl.' B
lOOiGOro fiO
30 IF A = :( OR A=! THEN C.OSDU
200:GCrn) fiO
40 IK A = r. THEN GOSLH :illll;(;OlO lid
50 PRINT 'I DONT LNDERSIAND
^■OLR CHOICE"
60 B = H+1
70 GOTO 10
With EB, you catr do the same thing
using lire tiase slatement;
10 INPCIA
20 GVSES OF .A
•M) VMV. l,2:GOSUB 100:ENUG«E
•to GASE a,4:GOSLB 200:E\DC:.\SE
RUN il light; C-64
fiO C 'ASK Tl iGO.SL) U liOO; EN OGVSE
00 OIUFRWISE
70 PRINT "[ DONT UNDER.SrANn
YOUR CHOICE"
80 ENDG-VSES:(;cyrO 10
Otrtc again, the EB version is easier
to understand. \()ii st;n-t with n simple
Cases Of, followed by the variable you
wish to check. Thetr, after ftrrishitrg with
each Case, you close it with air F.ndCiisc,
If none of the cases holds true, the Oth-
erwise, if present, is executed. When
you're corTi])letely finished checking the
variable, dose the sequence with atr
EirdCases.
The variable may be of a try tvjje. If
it's iramed incorrectly, you wtui't get an
error message until it's activated by the
first Case statenrent. For e.xample, in
10 C-\SES OV lA
20 CASK LPRINTENDCASE
variable lA is invalid, but you won't get
atr error message irirtil line 20. Airy time
yoir try to ioirr]);ire twcj diiieient types
of data, such lis a string and a mrineric
value, you'll also get the error nressage
at the Case statement.
LOOPING
Uniil trow you had to use a series of
If'/'I'iretrs and (>oios to biriUl a hrop, as
siiown below;
10 PRINl "ALMOST DONE"
20 ii = H-H
30 IfBO-ilHEN 10
EB nrakes looping easier with the
W'hiie/Weml and Repcai/Uniil com-
marrds, ller-e's how they look:
WHILE Itof)
PKINr"ALM(JS'lTK)NE"
ii = n -HI
WEND
or
68 RUN' NOVEMBER 1989
I'RINl' "ALMOST DONF."
UNTIL B = r.
While/ U'ciid and Rtpeat/Lntil difl'er
in where I he condition is tested. In
While /Went!, it's tested an he beginiiiiijr
oi I he loop: if the [ondition is fiilse,
ONeditiun skips to Wfiid. 11 I he coiidi-
tioii is falso ilu' (list time tlircm^di ihe
loop, the stuteinents inside I he loo|) will
never be exeented. Rejjeai /Until is the
opposite. "I he condition is tested at the
end of the loop, so the loop is always
executed at least once. Notice that the
ojK'rators lor the two se(|iiences ate of)-
])osiie: While .'\<>.t, 11 mil ,'\ = ,"), Keep
this ill mind.
Goto and Gosub
The inosi ohscure connnands in Basic
have got to be Goto and Ciosub, because
all they contain are meaningless num-
bers, f'br instance, in
V,um 100
GOSUB ."illOO
what's in line 100? What does line ;M)00
do? What happens ii you change the
line numbers, makhig line 100 become
line 130? This lack of clarity can lead
to problems— ])roblenis that EB solves
Ijy letting you nse meaiiingfid labels
enclosed in Cjuotes as targets:
"MAIN lUOi*"
I'RINT "***•••♦"
INPUT A
IFA=1 THKN COrO-.VlAIX LOOP"
or
GOSUB "DO TWICE"
"DO 'nVK:K":K = F + 2;Ri;'rURN
Just remember to ptit the targets in
quotes. ,-\lso. notice how llie If in the
(loto exanijile uses the regnlar [fforniat.
Of comse, whai good are labels if you
tan't use ihejn vvitli the On eonnnand?
Well, you can, as this exainjile illustnnes:
INPUT A
ON A GOSUI) "ONE", TWO",
"TnREE"."FOUR"
You can do the same with Goto. What
i\r_ r. ',T 7777 =^
^^5
Si^Ol
if yon want to use regular line numbers
as targets? Once again, 1 antiLijiined
your needs, giving you the option of
using either. Both (jfihe formats below
are acceptable in Ii'.B:
GOTO IIKI
GO,SliH "1IK1J.O"
on a{;oslb :100,:j0(j
on a goto "uno", "dos"
Indentation
In addition to fancy commands, most
Basic interpreters use intieination to
make ])rogramming easier, lollowing
that lead, I've provided an ;niionuuic
indenler. It not only works by itself, but
it heljjs you fiiul errors.
lj;l me explain what I mean by in-
denting, hi the above examples, you
may have noticed that statemems fol-
lowing sfjetial key words are indented,
Tiiese key words, which I call "indent"
words, include If Cases Of tiase. While
and Repeat. Whenever l-.W hits one of
them, ii indents alt words th:ii follow
until an "end" win d ap()ears. Willi the
end words — EndC^ase, Kndtiases,
Endlf, L'ntil and Wend— the indenta-
tion ceases, i'or instance,
WHJl.i: A<1
([uileini'd lines)
WEND
Error.A VOIDING Rules
It'.s important to adhere to the fol-
lowing rules, or your program won't
work pr<jperly:
While, Wend, Re])eat, Until and
Cases Of must be on lines by themselves.
Never put a comma inside the testing
part of a Case statement, or you'll get
an en or.
Make sure that the variable name in
a Cases Of statement is no more than
nine characters kmg, J f it's longer, it
will cause a syntax error.
Yon can have only one Cases Of state-
niciil active at once. Do not try to
nest them.
When using labels with the Ozi com-
mand, put nothing after the last label.
For example, don't write
ON A GOSUB "t)\E","'I"VVO";PRINT
"THIS WILL CL.\rSK AN ERROR"
When using aii (Jn connnaml, don't
switcli between EB and Basic 1^,0 ibi ms.
For instance,
ON ClOin UK), "IN1T',"START',200
would cause an error.
Every indem word mirsi have a
mail hing end word, 'Ibis is where list-
ing ihf progiani comes in handy. If ihe
lisle: comes :u loss an end word without
a previous iiulent word, ii highlights
the end word ;ind stops the listing. For
example, lisling
WmLE.A<l
A = A-)-l
WEND
EN 1)1 F
PRINT "CO.NTINU E"
would produce the following:
WHILE A<I
A = A + I
WEND
EN 1)1 F
An easy w;iy lo see if you have too
miiiiy imlem wotds is to list the last line
of the program. If it's indented, you
have an unpaired indem woid.
You can have no more than ten
WhileAVend and ten Repeal/Until loops
going at the same lime. That gives yon
the possibility of 20 nested loops — nmre
ilian you should ever need. But, just in
case, I have provided a few self-explan-
atory error messages.
Program Note
Enlninced B;isic occufiies memory
from 49152 to .^Jl 148 and uses 51 I4U-
.') 1 22 1 for miscellatieous data tables.
Keep other programs away from both
areas, (gj ►>
Scoll Weisgarber, a sophomore in high
school when he wrote EB, is iilso fiiniiliar
with machim- languuge and I'tisail ami is
learning Cobol and Fortran.
lUJUSTttVrEI) IIV PAUL KISCH
NOVKMBER 19H9 ■ R t; N 59
BETTER BASIC
Running Instrucclans: Typa in LJBtinga 1 and 2 and save them to disk. Load and ran Listing 2 to create "Enhanced Baijc" on dislt. Ta use
the program, just load and run Usting 1, the loader pragram.
LlatinH 1. Enhanced Basic laadBr program. (Available on RsRun diak. See card et page 44.1
10 IF A=0 THEN A=1 : LOAD" ENHANCE
D BASIC", 8,1 :REM*187
20 SYS 49152 :REM*1S6
Listing 2. Enhanced Basic creator program. lAvailabla on ReRun disli. See card at page 44.)
REM THIS LISTING CREATES {AND
SHOULD NOT BE CALLED) ENHANC
ED BASIC :REM*114
5 OPEN 6, 8, 8, "ENHANCED BASIC, P,
W" :REM*50
6 CT=0:PRINT"(SHFT CLH)":REM*56
ID READ A$:IF A$="-1" THEN CLOS
E8:PRINT:PRINT"ALL DONE!":EN
D :REM*129
12 PRINT" (HOME) READING LINE "+S
TR5(CT) :CT=CT+1 :REM*141
15 IF LEN(A$)<62 THEN 55
:i?EH*254
20 B$=MID$(A$, 1 ,20)+MIDS(A$,22,
20)+MIDS(AS,43,20) iREM*242
25 FOR 1=1 TO 30 :REM+181
30 CS=MID${B$, (I*2)-1 ,2):HS=LEP
TS(CS,1 )rL$=RIGHTS(C$,l )
:REM*209
35 H=VAL(HS):IF HS>"9" THEN H=A
SC(H$)-55 :REM«85
40 L=VAL(L$):IF LS>"9" THEN L=A
SC(L$)-55 :REM*136
45 BY=H*164L:PRINT#G,CHR$(BY1 ;
: REM* 67
50 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REM+115
BS IF LEN(AS)<21 THEN BS=A5:GOT
O 70 :REM*184
60 IF LEN(A$)<42 THEN B$=LEFTS{
A$,20)+RIGHT$(Ai, (LEN(A$)-21
) ) :GOTO 70 : REM* 176
65 BS=LEFTS(A$,20)+MIDS(A$,22,2
) +RIGHTS ( AS , LEN ( A$ ! -42 )
:REM*140
70 FOR 1=1 TO LEN(B$)/2:REM*221
75 CS=MID$(BS, ( I*2)-l ,2) :HS=LEF
TS(CS,1 ):LS=RIGHTS(C$,1 )
:REM*140
80 H=VAL(HJ):IF HS>"9" THEN H=A
SC(H$)-5S :REM*5C
85 L=VAL(L$):IF LS>"9" THEN L=A
SC(LS)-5S : REM* 8 4
90 BY=H*16 + L;PRINT#8,CHRS(BY) ;
: REM* 148
95 NEXT: GOTO 10 : REM* 150
100 REM ENHANCED BASIC DATA STA
TEMENTS :REM*104
101 DATA 00C0A9008D0BC8A2208C*F
B00A9A0BDFC00B1FB91*FBC8D0F
9EEFC00CAD0F3 : REM* 36
102 DATA AD0BCBD07EA205BD0403*9
D0FCeBDA0C09D0403CA*1 0F1 A9A
38D1EA0A9C38D :REM*183
103 DATA 1FA0A9B88D26A0A9C38D*2
7A0A97 5BD2EA0A9C4 8D*2FA0A9S
48D4 2A0A9C68D : REM* 58
104 DATA 43A0A9AC8DEBA6A9C58D*E
CA6A9I3CaD20A0A9C6BD*21A0A2
0A99320D2FFA9 :HEM*9
105 DATA 1120D2FFBDB2C720D2FF«A
99D2 0D2FFA99420D2FF*8ECDC7A
214A000CeD0FD :REM*144
106 DATA CAD0FAAECDC7EaE01BD0*D
B60B7C081C1 46C2A937*8D01 00A
205BD0FC69D04 :REM*146
107 DATA 03CA10F760207CA50e4a*A
936BD0100A900A8A200*A9CB8DD
0C78CCDC7B900 :REM*lf>3
108 DATA 02F079C922D00EC8B900*0
2F06FC9 22D0F6C8 4CC4*C0C9 409
00CC95B900BC9 :REM*80
109 DATA 8BF007C980F003C8D0D3*D
DFDC6F01 DBDFDC6F003*E8D0F8E
8ACCDC7EED0C7 :REM*166
110 DATA ADD0C7C9D7D0BBACCDC7*C
e4CC4C0BDFDC6F00EB9*0002F0D
9DDFDC6D0D4E8 :REM*73
111 DATA C8D0ED98AAACCDC7CBBD*0
002990002F004C8E8D0*F4ACCDC
7ADD0C7990002 :REM*172
112 DATA C84CC4C0A000B90002F0*2
0C8C9D1D0F6 888CD0C7*B90002F
012C8C9A7D0F6 :REM*96
113 DATA B90002F008ACD0C7A98B*9
9(1002A005B9FB01F004*C8D0F8A
8682860088DCD :REM*101
114 DATA C7AD0F003065ADCDC7C9*C
B905E8CCEC78ECDC7A0*00E9CBA
AF00CB9FDC6F0 :REM*90
115 DATA 03C8D0F8C8CAD0F4B9FD*C
6F00EC980F01 BC98BF0*2A20D2F
FCaD0EDA92020 :REH*241
116 DATA D2FFACCEC7AECDC7A91 4*2
B4CF3A6a94520D2FFA9*4E20D2F
FA94420D2FFC8 :REM+1
117 DATA 4CAAC1A94920D2FFA946*2
0D2FFC84CAAC1 ADCDC7*284C1 AA
7207300EE0ACe :REM*177
118 DATA A9008D0EC8209EADAD61*0
0F0062073004CE7A720*CEC6C9C
BF01EC9D2F01A :REM*206
119 DATA C9D1D0F1EE0EC84C0FC2*2
07900C9D2D003CE0AC8*207 3004
CE7A7AD0EC8F0 :REM*38
120 DATA EB207900C9CBF0CFCE0E*C
84C0FC2 207 300C9CA90*48C9D7B
044C9D1F0A1C9 :REM*9e
121 DATA CBF052C9D2F055C9CFF0*6
4C9D5D0034C1BC3C9D0*D003 4C3
CC3C9CCD0034C :REM*20
122 DATA BFC4C9D3D0034CA1C5C9*C
ED0034C7CC5C9CDD003*4CE8C4C
9D6D0034C62C3 :REM*76
123 DATA 4CA6C5C922D00C207300*F
007C922D0F720730e20*79004CE
7A720CEC6C9D2 :REH*240
124 DATA D0F9AD0ACBF009CE0AC8*2
073004CE7A7A9024CAB*C6ACD1C
7C00AB04A980A :REM*195
125 DATA AB207300AD7A0099E2C7*A
D7B0099E3C7209EADAD*61 00F00
9EED1C7207900 :REM»146
126 DATA 4CE7A7A9008D0DC82073*0
0C9D5D01 1 AD0DC8F006*CE0DC84
CF4C22073004C :REM*84
127 DATA E7A7C9CFD0E4EE0DCB4C*F
4C2A9004CABC6ADD1C7*F01 7CED
1 C7ADD1 C70AA8 :REM*2 41
128 DATA B9E2C78D7A00B9E3C7eD*7
B004CDEC2A901 4CABC6*ADD2C7C
90AB01A0AA820 :REM*79
129 DATA 7300AD7A0099F6C7AD7B*0
099F7C7EED2C7 207900*4CE7A7A
9004CABC62073 :REM*221
130 DATA 00ADD2C7D005A9044CAB*C
6 209EADAD61 00F01 320*7900F00
5207300D0FBCE :REM*236
131 DATA D2C72079004CE7A7ACD2*C
7 88980AA8B9F6C78D7A+00B9F7C
7BD7B00207900 :REM*223
132 DATA 4CE7A7EA207900C922D0*0
720ECC34CA3A860207 9*004CA0A
8EA207900C922 :REM*230
133 DATA D02620ECC3A90320FBA3*2
07 300D0FBAD7B004 8AD*7A0048A
D3A0048AD3900 :REM*246
134 DATA 4BA98D4820A3A84CAEA7*2
079004C83A8AD2C008D*FC00AD2
B001869028DFB :REM*116
135 DATA 009003EEFC00AD7B00eD*F
E00AD7A0038E9028DFD*00B003C
EFE00A002B1FB :REM*130
136 DATA C922F023B1FBF003ceD0*F
9C8C8B1FBD005A21 1 4C*8BE3C89
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Volatility is the name of the game in this
entertaining stock market simulation.
By MICHAEL BALLARD
Have yon ever vvislied you could
iiivesi in ;in imivc snx k in;ii-
kel vvitlnnu woiiyiiif; about
losing money? Well, tiow's
your chance. In ilic Wall Sucet game,
you receive $5001) to invest in any of six
stock categories, and the stocks make or
lose iiitmey for you, depending on the
wisdom of your investments.
Wall Street is set in a future time,
when many of the stock market regu-
lations have been removed. Because of
this, the market is extremely volatile; a
slock worth S 100 one day may be worth
only $30 the next, or, in rever.se, a stock
may suddeidy jmnp from next to noth-
ing to S30. All this irreans tliat yon must
keep a close eye on the screen activity.
The program. Listing I, is written
entirely in Basic 7,0. Type it in using
RUiW'a Checksiun program to detect
any typing errors, save a copy to disk
and then run it.
First you'll see the trading board it-
self, with y<Hu- initial S51)00 shown in
die u]Jper right. 'I'he upper left shows
how many shares of each ly])e of stock
you hold, along with their current val-
ues. "I'he net worth figrire, back in the
upper right, reflects your cash on hand
])lus the value of the stocks you own.
■["he large area at the bottom of the
screen shows the current market value
of each tyjje of stock, both graphically
and inimerically. /Vs soon as the screen
is drawn, ihese figures will start to
'■ "^
»:.}] r,tr<-B
tr Zftwl aicr
Hfj,Sh--irf;i/y-ilij';
'SPftCE- U buy
and sell stocti.
?. n s u
3, S (1
C^sti on tiand
5i so
e. a $ a
Ni^i north
% 500D
tj I ? ?. A T, <i
I 8 3 10 11 12
Z.Oo :JSWfflS;::-;
21
^^^^
Ai
S3
L
-^
GrBBd can make you loss control— and your
fortuna— II you're not careful.
change randomly. The most the value
of any stock will change per unit time
is Sid, with two exceptions: Any stock
under SIO in value may su<ldenlyjunip
to S30, and atiy stock o%'er SlOO may
suddenly droj) to one-third its value.
So why not buy all cheap stocks and
sell the expensive ones? Because any
stock imder .SIO may iilso drojj to zero,
at which point any shares of it you own
are removed as worthless. .Also, any
stock over SlOO may start paying divi-
dends, figured on the number of shares
owned.
One Inst olxstatle to profit-making is,
of cour.sc, taxes. Once a year L'ncle Sam
subtracts your previous net worth from
your current net worth and levies a 2.5
percent tax on the difference, if positive.
Huitning Instructions: Type In Listing 1, save it to disk, than run it.
Uiting 1, Wall Streat program, lAwallsble on ReRun diak. Ses card at paga M.l
He doesn't tax actual profit, because,
with the market deregulated, people
would have loo many chances to cheat.
Note that losses aren't tax deductible,
and if you lose for more than three years
in a row, the government will close
down your investment activities. Also,
if you lose in the market, yet earn div-
idends, you must pay 'J;l ])CTCcnt on the
dividends. This may leave you with neg-
ative cash <m hand, hut the only con-
sequence is that you can't buy more
stock without licjuidaiing some of what
you fia\'e.
To start buying and selling and mak-
ing your hrst million, press the space
bar to go to the Activity menu. I'he
options are Buy Stock, Sell Stock, In-
structions, Quit and Return to Market,
If you opt to buy or sell, you can choose
from Industrials, Goitl, Silver, Cattle,
Grain and Computers.
All price changes are on hold while
you're in Activity mode, and you may
enter the mode whenever you wish. If
it takes a second for the space bar to
respond, it's Just that the computer is
filing the current price changes first.
The game ends when your net worth
falls below $100. Have fun, and remem-
ber: Buy low and sell high! E
Michael Ballard, who ruris a BBS on one
itj hb. two C-128s, h attending ichoot part
lime with the aim of becoming a full-time
programmer.
M [lEM STOCK MARKET SIMULATION bi
FOB THE C-128 :REM*a2
20 HEM BY MIKE BALLARD :REM*230 60
30 REM DES MOINES, lA 50315
:REM*106
4t REM :REM*1 83 70
PRINTCHRSd 4)"(S!1FT CLR 1 " : PO
KE5 32 80,0: POKES 32 31 ,0:REM*21
PRINT" (CTRL 2M7 CRSR DNs)"S
PCd-JT'lSHFT W}ALL (SHFT S)T
REET" :REM*53
PRItJT"(CRSR DN)"SPC( 1 5)"(SilF
90
T S)IMULATOR" :REM*5
PRINT" {CRSR DN)"SPC(7)"F0R T
HE (CTRL 3) (SHFT Cl-128 {CTR
L 2) (SHFT HJOHE (SHFT C)OMPU
TER":SLEEP3 :REM*1B5
P$=".":SP$=" ":DD$="S":GS$="
RUN it right: C-128 (in 40-Column mode)
64 RUN- NOVKMBER lOSy
(COMD +)":CH=500(!:AK5="@":SH
$ = "SHARES":PW=CH :RE;M*40
100 FOHX=1T06:READSS(X) :NEXT
:REM*154
110 FORX = 1TO6:SV(X) = 50:HIi:XT
:REM*B9
120 QOSUB95(}:DA=0:YR = 0:WO=5000
:REM*19e
1 30 GETNS: 1FN$=""THENG0SUB1 870;
GOSUD750:GOSUB660:UP=1 :GOSU
B990:GOSUB440:GOSUB530
:REM»242
140 DAeDA+1 ;IFDA=100T!)ENGOSUB1B
0:DA=0:GOSUB1 1 30:GOSUB1910
:REM*186
150 IPTA=1THESTA=0:GOTO90
:REM*61
160 IFNS = C!)R$(32 (THENGOSUBI 1 70
:REM*65
170 G0T01 30 :REM*236
180 REM :REM*66
190 REM TAX TIME :REM*190
200 REM :REM"86
210 GRAPHIC0:PRINTCHRS( 19)+CHR$
( 19)+"{SHFT CLR}" ;REM*23
220 YR=YR+1 :PRINT"(CTRL 4) {2 CR
SR DNs){3 CRSR RTs)tSHFT Y}
EAR"YH"IS OVER." lREM*216
230 PRIN'T"(CRSR DNKS CRSR RTs )
(CTRL 9) (CTRL 3H3HPT UHCT
RL 2)N(CTRL 7)C(CTRL 2)L{CT
RL 3)E{CTRL 2) (CTRL 7){SHF
T S)(CTRL 3)A{CTRL 2}M{CTRL
0} (CTRL 4)WANTS HIS SHARE
OF THE {6 SPACES} PROFITS.
: REM* 4 7
235 SLEEP3 :REH*154
240 PRINT" (CRSR DN ) {CTRL 4t(S
HFT Y)OUR NET WORTH AT THE
BEGINNING 0F(5 SPACES >THIS
YEAR WAS"; :PRItJTUSlNG"#$S#,
###,###.##";PW;: PRINT"."
:HEM*220
24 5 SLEEP3: PRINT" [CRSR DN)(SHFT
YIOUR CURRENT NET WORTH IS
"; :PRINTUSING"#$##,)»##,##(J.
If§";m :REM*116
250 DF=NW-PW:IFDF=0THENSLEEP3:P
RINT"(CHSR DN){3 SPACES ] (CO
MD 7){SHFT N)0 GAIN, NO LOS
S.(2 SPACES HSHFT YlOU ARE
FREE TO {4 SPACES) CONTINUE,"
:SLEEP3;PW=NW:GRAPHIC1 : RETU
RN :REM*158
251 IFDF<0THENBEGIN:LY=LY + 1 :DF5
DF*{-1 ) :PRINT"{3 SPACES) {CR
SR DN)(SHFT SJINCE LAST YEA
R YOU HAVE MANAGED TO {4 SPA
CEslLOSE"; : PRINTUSING"#$##,
^^^(^^^.^/^"JDF; : PRINT" !":SL
EEP3 :REM*180
252 IFDT>0Ti!ENBEGIN:LY = 0: PRINT"
{3 SPACES) (CRSR DN) (SHFT Y)
OU DID HOWEVER EARN";: PRINT
USING"#S##,###,*'*i#.##";DT; :
PRINT" {4 SPACES) IN DIVIDEND
S.":SLEEP3 :REM*34 340
253 PRINT" (2 SPACES) (CRSR DN ) ( 350
CTRL 3) {SHFT U)NCLE (COMD 7
){SHFT S)AM (CTRL 2)WILL NO 3S0
W TAKE HIS 25% CUT(3 SPACES 370
)0F THAT.":TX=INT{DT/4):DT=
0:NW=NW-TX: PW=NW:CH=CH-TX;C
HS=DD$+STR$ ( CH ) ; SLEEP3:G0TO
280: BEND : REM* 16 380
254 PRINT"{3 SPACES) (CRSR DN){C
TRL 3) (SHFT TjHIS IS"+STR$(
LY)+" yEAR(S) OF LOSS.":IFL 390
Y > 3THENGOTO370 : ELSEPRIMT" { 2
SPACES) (SHFT DOSSES FOR M 400
ORE THAN 3 YEARS AND (CTRL
2} (SHFT U)NCLE (COMD 7){SHF
T S}AM {CTRL 3) WILL CLOSE Y 410
OU UP!":PW=NW:SLEEP6:REM*46
255 GRAPHIC) : RETURN: BEND
:REM*230 420
260 SLEEP3: PRINT" {CRSR DN ) { 3 SP
ACEs}{SHFT Y)OU HAVE INCREA
SED YOUR NET WORTH BY";:PRI 430
NTUSING"S$#*/, ###,###.##" ;DF 440
;: PRINT", ":LY=0:SLEEP3 450
:REM*8
270 PRINT" (2 SPACES) {CRSR DN ) { 460
CTRL 3) {SHFT U)NCLE (COMD 7 470
KSHFT S)AM (CTRL 2)WILL NO
W TAKE HIS 25% CUT{3 SPACES 480
)0F THAT.":TX=INT(DF/4) :DT= 490
0:SLEEP3 :REM*34 500
280 PRINT"{CRSR DN)(3 SPACES) {S
HFT Y)OUR TAX BILL IS";:PRI
HTUSItlG"§SH»,Hiitl,lt§§.»H";TX 510
; : PRINT" . " : NW=NW-TX: CH=CH-T 520
X:CH$t=DD$+STR$(CH) :PW = NW
: REM* 4 3 530
290 PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs){CTRL 2J( 540
9 SPACES) {CTRL 9) {SHFT P){S 550
HFT R){SHFT S){2 SHFT Ss){S 560
HFT SPACE) (SHFT A) {SHFT N){
SHFT Y){SHFT SPACE) {SHFT K) 570
{SHFT E){SHFT Y) (SHFT SPACE 580
){SHFT T){SHFT O) (SHFT SPAC 590
E)(SHFT C)(SHFT 0) (SHFT N) {
SHFT T){SHFT I ) ( SHFT N){SHF
T UXSHFT E}(CTRL 0)":POKE2
08, 0:GETKEYCOS: GRAPHIC) :RET
URN : REM* 31
REM : REM* 22 6
REM THREE YEARS OF LOSS
:REM*63
REM :REM*246
PRINT" (3 CRSR DNs}(3 CRSR R
Ts}(SHFT Y)OU"VE LOST MONEY
FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS.
" :REM*33
PRINT"{CRSR DN){2 CRSR RTs)
{SHFT UjNCLE (SHFT S)AM DOE
SN'T LIKE THAT." :REM*128
PRINT"(11 CRSR RTs) (SHFT Y)
OU' RE THROUGH! 1 !" :REM*26
SLEEP3:PRINT"{2 CRSR DNs)(6
CRSR RTs} (SHFT A) RE YOU BR
OKE?" :REH*23
PRINT"(SHFT W}ELL LET (SHFT
U)NCLE (SHFT S)AH HELPl"
:REM*215
PRINT" (CRSR DN)1SHFT K}ERE'
S S5000 TO TRY AGAIN!"
:REM*6 5
SLEEP2:TA=1 : RETURN :REH+115
REM :REM*6 9
REM PENNY STOCK OPTION
:REM*232
REM :REM*8 9
F0RP=1T06: IFSV(P)<10THENX=P
:P=6:GOTO500 :REM*106
NEXT :REH*96
RETURN : REM* 122
CR = INT(RND(0)*204-1 ) :IFCR=5T
HENS0UND1 ,4000,60,1 ,2000,20
00:GOTO520 :REH*4e
RETURN :REM*142
SV ( X ) = 30 ; G0SUB8 1 : RETURN
:REM*205
REM :REM*163
REM DIVIDENDS :REM*114
REM :REM*183
FDRP=1T06: IFSV( P) > 1 00THENX=
P:P=6:GOTO590 :REM*154
NEXT :REM*190
RETURN :REM*208
DV= INT ( RND ( ) * 1 + 1 ) : IFDV= 5T
ILLUSTRAl'El) BY MARCEL DUROCHER
NOVEMBER 198!) RUN 65
WALL STREET
HENDV = INT(RND(0)*lf) + 10):DC=
DV*NS(X) :CH=CH+DC:G0T061
:REM*160
500 RETURN :REM+228
610 GRAPHIC0:PRINTCHRS( 19)+CHRJ
(19) + "(SHFT CLRXCTRL 2) {6
CRSR DNs)"SPC(2)"{SHFT A} D
IVIDEND OF"DD$DV" IS BEING
PAID ON:" : REM*! 72
620 PRINTSPC(20-(LEN(S$(X) )/2) )
S$(X) ;REH*2Z
630 IFNS(X)=0THENPRINT"(2 CRSR
DNs)"EPC(7)"{SHF'r T)00 BAD
YOU DON'T OWN ANY ! " : ELSEPRI
NT" {2 CRSR DNS}"SPC{12}"{SH
FT Y)OU EARNED "DDSDC"!"
:REM*240
640 PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs ) "SPC( 9 ) " {
SHFT P)RESS A KEY TO CONTIN
UE" : REM*! 31
650 GETKEYG$:GRAPHIC1 :G0SUB11 30
iRETURN :REM*98
660 REM :REM*32
670 REM STOCK MARKET CRASH
:REM*143
680 REM :REM*52
690 FORP= 1 TOG : IFSV( P ) > 1 00THENX=
P:P=G:GOTO720 :REM*137
7 00 NEXT : REM* 61
710 RETURN :REM*87
720 CR=INT(RND(0)*20+] ) :IFCR=3T
HENS0UND3 ,5000,100,2, 500, 1
00,3:GOTO740 :REH*96
730 RETURN :REM*107
740 SV{X)=INT(SV(X)/3) :GOSUB810
: RETURN :REM*213
7 50 REM : REM* 126
760 REM MARKET CHANGES :REM*81
770 REM :HEM*146
780 X=INT(RND(0)*6+1 ) :Y=INT(RND
(0t*10+l ) :REM*146
790 Z=INT(RND(0)*2+1 ):IF2=2THEN
Y=0-Y :REM*0
800 SV(X)=SV{X)+Y :REM*223
810 GOSUB840:GOSUB870:IFSK(X)=1
THENRETURN:ELSE: SV$ ( X ) =STRS
ISV{X)) :REM*80
820 W=(((X+5)«2)+1 ):C0L0R1 ,X+1:
CHAR1,7, ( ((X+5)*2) + l },"(32
SPACES}" :CHAR1 , 7 , ( ( ( X+5 ) *2 )
+1 ) ,GL$+SVS{X) :IFSV(X)=120O
REV(X) = lTirBNSKtX} = 1 :REM*215
830 SLEEPl :RETURN ;REM*155
840 IFSV(X)t=0THENSV(X)=0
:REM*166
850 IFSV(X)>120THENSV(X)=120
:REM*167
860 RETURN :REM*233
870 GLJ="":IFSV(X)=120THENGL$=G
S$+GSS :REM*85
880 rFSV(X) <120ANDSV(X)>1THENSK
(X!=0 : REM* 38
8 90 IFSV(X)=0THENGL$="":SG=28:G
OSU0201 : NS (X ) =0 : NS$ ( X ) =STR
${NS(X)) :REM*38
900 GL$=GL$+GS$:SG=INT(SV(X)/10
):IFSG(1THENGOTO920 ;REM*7
910 FORQ=1T0SG:GLS=GL$+GS$+GS$:
NEXT :REM*81
920 SG=28-LEN(GL$):IFSG=0THENRE
TURN : REM* 43 1180
930 F0RQ=1T0SG:GL$=GL$+SPS:NEXT
:REM*48
940 RETURN :REM*62
950 REM :HEM*65
960 REM TRADING BOARD DISPLAY
: REM* 51
970 REM :REM*93
980 COL0R1 ,2:GRAPUIC1 , 1 :B0X1 ,2,
2,317, 197:COLOR1 ,3:CHAR1 , 10
,1,"(CTRL N}{SIIFT WIALL {SH
FT S)TREET {SHFT SUMULATER 1190
"iCOLORI ,2:DRAW1 ,2,20TO317,
20:DRAW1 ,2,90TO31 7,90:DRAW1
,1 58, 20TO1 58,90 ;REM*120
990 F0RX=1TO6:NS$(X)=STRS(NS(X)
):CM(X)=SV(X)*NS(X):CMJ{X)=
STR$(CM(X) ) :CS$(X)=STR$(X)+
PS-*NES(X) : REM* 6 3
1000 IFCM(X)=VA(X)THEN1030:EI,SE
VA(X)=CH(X> :REM*166
1010 IFLEN(CS$(Xn<9TiiENCS$(X)= 1200
CS5(X)+SP$:GOTO1010
:REM*253
1020 IFLEN{CM$(X) )<7THENCMS(X)=
CM$(X)+SP$;GOTO1020 1210
:REM*1 49
1030 NEXT ;REM*1 40 1 220
1040 COLOR1 ,7:CHAR1 ,3,3,"ICTRL 1230
N}fSHFT N)0.(SHFT S}HARES/ 1240
tSHFT V]ALUE" :REM*16 1250
10S0 IFTT=1TilENTT=0:CHAR1 ,1 ,T+4 1260
,"{17 SPACES}" :REM*159 1270
1060 COLOR! ,B:F0RX = 5T01 0:CilARl , 1280
1 ,X,CS$(X-4) :CHAR1 ,1 0,X,DD
$+CM$(X-4 ) :NEXT: IFUP=1TKEN
UP=0: RETURN : REM* 81 1290
1070 F0RX=1T06:X$=STRS{X) :SSS(X
)=X$+P$+LEFT$(S$(X),3)+SP$
:NEXT :REM*77
1080 FORX=13T023STEP2:CHAR1 , 1 ,X 1300
,SSS( ( (X-1 )/2)-5) :NEXT
:REM*126 1310
1090 COLOR1 ,3:CHAR1 ,7,12,"0 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1! 12"
:REM*126 13 20
1100 FORX=1T06:SV$(X)=STR$(SV(X
) ) :NEXT :REM*162
1110 FORX=! 3TO23STEP2:C0L0R1 , ( (
(X-1 }/2)-4l :CHAR1 ,7,X,"{1 1
COMD +s)":C[!ARl ,35,X,SVS{
( (X-1 }/2) -5) :NEXT :KEH*181
1 120 COLOR1 ,8:CHAR1 ,22, 3, "{CTRL
N)'{SHFT S}{SHFT P}{SHFT
AKSHFT C){S1!FT E} ' TO BUY
":CIJAR1 ,22,4,"{CTRL MAND
SELL STOCK." :REM*2 30
1130 C0L0R1 ,6:C!!AR1 ,24,6,"{CTRL 1330
N1{SHFT C}ASH ON {SHFT HJ
AND":CM$=STR$(CH):CHAR1 ,26
,7," (10 SPACES}": (2 SPACES 1340
)CIIS = DDS + CMS!CKAR1 ,26,7,CIJ
$;RETURJ>I :REM*119
1140 REM :REM*6
1150 REM BUY SELL MENU :REM*126 13 50
1160 REM :REM*18 1360
1170 PRINT" (SHFT CLR ) " :GRAPHIC0
: COLOR0 , 1 : WIND0W7 ,4,35,20,
1 :REM*7
PRINT" (CTRL 4} (2 CRSR DNs)
(3 CRSR HTs)1. {SHFT B}UY
(SIJFT SITOCK": PRINT" {CRSR
DN){3 CRSR RTe}2. {SHFT S)
ELL (SirFT S}TOCK":PRINT"{C
RSR DN){3 CRSR RTs)3. {SHF
T I)NSTRUCTI0NS":PRINT"(CR
SR DN)(3 CRSR RTs)4. (SHFT
g)UIT": PRINT" (CRSR DN}{3
CRSR RTslS. (SHFT R)ETURN
TO {SHFT MIARKET" :REM*111
PRINT" {2 CRSR DNs} (3 CRSR
RTs}(CTRL 9) (COMD 1 t (SHFT
E}(SHFT N}{SHFT T)(SHFT E)
{SHFT R}{SHFT SPACE! (SHFT
N}{SHFT U}(SHFT M){S!)FT B}
{SHFT E){SHFT R) {SHFT SPAC
E){SHFT T}{SHFT 0) {SHFT SP
ACE) {SHFT C}{SHFT H}(2 SHF
T OsJ{SHFT S){SHFT E){CTRL
0)" :REM*113
GETKEYMS:M=VAL{M$}:IFM<10R
M>5THEN1200;ELSEIFM=5THENG
RAPHICl :GOSUBn30:UP = 1 :GOS
UB990: RETURN : REM*21 7
ONMGOSUBI 260, 1440,1 590, 176
;REM*226
GOTO1170 :REM*6
BLOCKS FREE. :REM*203
REM BUY OPTION :REM*54
REM :REM*116
RV=0 :REM*200
WINDOW6,4,35,20,1 rREM*166
PRINT" {HOME} {CTRL 4}" : FOR
X=1T06:X$=STR$(X) :IFX=RVTH
ENPRINT"(CTRL 9}"; :REM*187
PRINT"{3 CRSR RTs}"+X$+P$+
S${X)+" "; :PRINTTAB(20)tDD
S+SVS(X)+"{CTRL 0)":NEXT
:REM*107
IFRT=!THENRT=0:PRINT"{5 CR
SR DNh}":RETURN :REM*113
PRINT" {CRSR DNK4 CRSR RTs
}{SHFT C)ASH on HAND: "tCH
S :REM*213
PRINT" {CRSR DN}{CTRL 9) {CO
MD 1}{SHFT E}{SHFT N){SHFT
T}{SHFT E}{SHFT R) {SHFT S
PACE] {SHFT N}{SHFT U) {SHFT
M){SHFT 8} (SHFT E) {SHFT R
){SHFT SPACE} (SHFT T) {SHFT
0}{SHFT SPACE} {SHFT P} (SH
FT U){SHPT R){SHFT C) {SHFT
H)(SnFT A) {SHFT S){SHFT E
}{SHFT SPACE) (SHFT S)(SHFT
T){SHFT 0}(SHFT C)(SHFT K
)" :REM*221
PRINT"(CRSR DN}{CTRL 9)(SH
FT EjNTER '0' FOR NO PURCH
ASE" :REM*234
GETKEYN$:N=VAL(N$) :IFN<0OR
N>6TIiEN1 340:ELSEIFN = 0THENP
RINTCHHS (19) CHR$ (19): RETUR
N :REM*92
RV=N:RT=1 :G0SUB1 280:REM*23
PRINT" (CRSR DN}{2 CRSR RTs
}{SHFT H)0W MANY SHARES ";
:REM*253
66 RUN NOVEMBER I'JH!)
WALL STREET
1400
1410
1420
1430
1440
\i50
1460
1370 INPUTHS$:HS=VAL(HS$):IFHS=
<0TKENGOTO1260 : REM* 37
1 380 AM=HS*SV(N) ; IFAM>CHTiiENPRI
NT'MCRSR DM} (CTRL 3KCTRL
9){CRSR RTHSHFT Y)OU DON'
T HAVE ENOUGH MOMEYi":SLEE
P2:GOTO1260 :REM*15
1390 CH=CH-AM:CHI=DD$+STR$(CH)
:REM*G8
NS[N)=NS(N)+HS:NSS(N)=STKS
(NS(N) ):GOTO1230 :REM»107
REM : REM* 2 3
REM SELL OPTION :REM+Z54
REM :REH*35
WINDOW! ,4,39,20,1 :RT=0:RV=
:REM*110
F0RX=1TO6;X$=STR5(X) : IFRV=
XTHENPR1NT"{CTRL 9}";
:REM*206
PRINT" (CTRL 4)"XSP$S$1X) ; :
PR1NTTAB(14)NS$(X); iPRINTT
AB( 20 ) SHJSP$AK$ ; : PRINTTAB(
30)DD$SV3{X)"{CTRL ) " : HEX
T:IFRT=1THENRT=0: RETURN
:REM*187
14 70 PRINT"ICRSR DN){9 CRSR RTs
){CTRL 9)(C0MD 1){SHFT S)t
SHFT E)(2 SHFT Ls}(SHFT SP
ACEKSHFT W){SHFT iil (SHFT
I) (SHFT CUSUFT H)(SHFT SP
ACE) (SHFT S){SHFT TUSHFT
0)(SHFT C) (SHFT K}?"
: REM* 21 5
1480 PRINT" (CRSR DN ) { 6 CRSR RTs
)(CTRL 9) (SHFT E) {SHFT N) {
SHFT THSHFT El (SHFT R)'0'
(SHFT SPACE) (SHFT T)(SHFT
0)(SHFT SPACEHSHFT SKSHF
T E){2 SHFT LsKSHFT SPACE
){SHFT N)(SHFT O) {SHFT N) (
SHFT El." :REM*206
14 90 GETKEVNS:N=VAL(N$) :IFN<0OR
N>6THEN14 90 : REM* 6 4
1 500 IFPJ = 0THENPRINTCHRS (19) CHRJ
n 9 ) " ( SHFT CLR ) " : RETURN
:REM*6
1510 IFNS(N)<1THENPRINT"{CRSR D
N](2 CRSR RTs) {CTRL 9){CTR
L 3 M SHFT Y}OU DON'T OWN A
NY OF THAT STOCK. ": SLEEP2 :
GOTO1440 :REM*79
1520 RV=N:RT=1 : PRINT" {HOME}"; :G
OSUB1450:RV=0:PRINT"(5 CRS
R DNs)" :REM*3
1530 PRINT" {CRSR DN){4 CRSR RTs
)(CTRL 9} {SHFT S)ELL HOW H
ANY SHARES "; :REM*169
1 540 INPUTHS$:HS=VAL(HS$) :IFHS<
=0THEN1 440 :REM*64
1 550 IFHS>NS(N)THENPRINT" (CRSR
DNK4 CRSR RTs) (CTRL 3 ) (CT
RL 9} (SHFT Y)OU DON'T OWN
THAT MANY!":SLEEP2:GOT0144
:REH*176
1560 NS(N)=NS(N)-HS:CH=CH+(HS*S
VfN) ):CHS=STH$(CH) :NS${N)=
STRS{NS(N)) :REM*2
1570 IFNS(N)=0THEfJT=N:TT=1
:REM*73
1580
1 590
1600
1610
1620
1 530
1631
1632
1640
1S50
1660
1670
1660
1690
1714
1700
GOTOl 440 :REM*122
REM : REM* 195
REM INSTRUCTIONS :REM*134
REM :REM*223
PRINT" {SHFT CLR) {CTRL 3!": 1710
COLOR0, 1 5:PRINTCilR${19)+CK
R${19) :REM*153
PRINTSPCd 5)"{SHFT I) (SHFT
N){SHFT S)(SHFT T)(SHFT R 1711
){SHFT U){SHFT C) (SHFT T) {
SHFT I) {SHFT O) {SHFT N){S!i
FT S)" : REM* 160
PRINT" {CRSR DN){2 SPACES) {
SHFT T}HIS STOCK MARKET GA
ME IS SET AT A(4 SPACES )FU
TURE TIME WHEN THE MARKET
HAS BEEN (4 SPACES ) GREATLY
DEREGULATED. {2 SPACES) (SHF
T B)ECAUSE OF THIS (3 SPACE 1712
s)THE MARKET HAS BECOME";
: REM* 61
PRINT" HIGHLY VOLATILE. (2
SPACES K SHFT BJECAUSE OF T
HIS VOLATILITY ALL PURCHAS 1713
ES ARE CASH ONLY. ": REM* 251
PRINT: PRINT" (2 SPACES) (SHF
T T)HE MAIN IDEA IS TO BUY
LOW AND SELL {2 SPACES )HIG
H TO TURN A PROFIT, (SHFT
T)HE BOARD CHANGESA MAXIMU
M OF 10 POINTS AT A TIME. "
; :REM*125
PRINT" (SHFT T)HE{3 SPACES
) PRICE CHANGES AND AMOUNTS
ARE CHOSEN {4 SPACES )RANDO
MLV. {SHFT T)HERE ARE ONLY
4 EXCEPTIONS {3 SPACES) TO 1715
THE BASIC RULES." :REM*154
PRINT" (CTRL 1}{5 CRSR DNs)
"SPC(Q)"{SHFT P)RESS ANY K
EY TO CONTINUE" :GETKEyQ$
:REM*93
PRINT"{CTRL 3) {SHFT CLR) {C
RSR DN)1. {SHFT A) NY STOCK 1716
OVER $100 MAY CRASH. (SHF
T I)F IT CRASHES A SOUND W
ILL BE HEARD AND THE (3 SPA
CBs) STOCK WILL DROP TO 1/3
OF IT'S CURRENT (2 SPACES)
VALUE." :REM*19 1717
PRINT" (CRSR DN)2. (SHFT A)
NY STOCK OVER SI 00 MAY ALS
PAY A{3 SPACES) DIVIDEND
OF $10 TO $19 PER SHARE, ( 1720
SHFT y)QU(3 SPACES )WILL BE
INFORMED AND THE HONEY AD
DED TO YOUR CASH ON HAND."
:REM*240
PRINT" {CRSR DN)3. {SHFT A)
NY S'roCK $10 AND UNDER MAY
DROP TO{2 SPACES )$0. (SHF 1730
T I)F SO ANY STOCK YOU OWN
WILL BECOME WORTHLESS AND 1740
WILL BE REMOVED EVEN IF T
HE STOCK RECOVERS FROM $0.
:REM*166
PRINT" (CRSR DN)4. (SHFT A) 1750
NY STOCK UNDER J10 MAY JUM 1760
P SUDDENLY TO $30 (THE ONL 1770
Y EXCEPTION TO THE $10(2 S
PACES )GAIN LIMIT) AS CHEAP
{PENNY) STOCKS {5 SPACES )S
OMETIMES DO." :REM*121
PRINT"{CTHL 1){2 CRSR DNs)
"SPC{8)"{SHFT P}REES ANY K
EY TO CONTINUE" :GETKEYQ$
:REM*203
PRINT" {SHFT CLR) {CTRL 3) {2
CRSR DNs) {3 SPACES) (SHFT
Y)OU ARE TAXED AT A RATE
F 25* EACH(2 SPACEsJYEAR. {
2 SPACES) {SHFT J)UST AS TH
E MARKET REGULATIONS ( 3 SPA
CEs)HAVE CHANGED, {SHFT U)
NCLE {SHFT S}AM HAS CORREC
TED {3 spaces) SHORTCOMINGS
IN THE "; :REM*21 1
PRINT"TAX LAWS AS WELL. {3
SPACES) {SHFT B)ECAUSE OF T
HESE YOUR TAXES ARE GUARAN
- TEED TO BE PRETTY STEEP.
:REM*39
PRINT" {CRSR DN}{3 SPACES) {
SHFT T)HE TAXES ARE FIGURE
D NOT ON PROFITS BUT ON IN
CREASED NET WORTH AND WHAT
EVER DIVIDENDS YOU HAVE EA
RNED THROUGH THE (3 SPACES)
YEAR. "; :REM*115
PRINT" (SHFT DOSSES HOWEVE
R ARE NOT DEDUCTIBLE. {SHF
T A) LSD EVEN IF YOU HAVE A
LOSS YOU STILL MUST PAY T
AXES ON EARNED DIVIDENDS,"
; :REM*S4
PRINT" (5 SPACES) {SHFT S)IN
CE TAXES ARE FIGURED ON NE
T WORTH BUT TAKEN FROM YOU
H CASH ON HAND THIS COULD
LEAVE YOU WITH A MINUS FIG
URE IN YOUR (2 spaces) CASH
ON HAND."; :REM*213
PRINT" {2 spaces} {SHFT T)HI
S IS NO REAL PR0BLEM{2 SPA
CEs)DUT DOES REQUIRE YOU T
O SELL STOCK {6 S PACES )BEFO
RE BEING ABLE TO BUY ANY M
ORE. {2 spaces)" :REM*45
PRINT" (CTRL 1}{2 CRSR DNs)
"SPC(8)"{SHFT P)RESS ANY K
EY TO CONTINUE" :GETKEYO$
:REM*240
PRINT" {SHFT CLR) (CTRL 3) {3
CRSR DNs) {SHFT I)F YOUR
NET WORTH DROPS BELOW $100
THEN YOU ARE TOO POOR TO
BE ALLOWED TO STAY ON THE
TRADING FLOOR AND THE GAME
ENDS." : REM* 16
PRINT" (CRSR DN){2 SPACES ){
SHFT G)OOD LUCK." :REM*93
PRINT"(CTRL 1}{2 CRSR DNs)
"SPC{8)"{SHFT P)RESS ANY K
EY TO CONTINUE" :GETKEYO$
:REM*233
RETURN : REM*99
REM : REM* 104
REM QUIT :REM*233I
NOVEMBER 1989 RUN 67
WALL STREET
REM^l 4 3
REM*! 7 5
: REM* 8 5
1930
1940
CRSR DN
1780 REM :REM*1 32
1790 PRINT" (SHFT CLRJ {CTRL 1)"+ 191f)
CHR${19)+CHR$(19) :COLOR0,'l
: PRINT" {7 CRSR DNs)"SPC(12
)"(SHFT A)RE YOU SURE? [SH
FT Y)/(SHFT N)" :REM*89
1800 GETKEYQ$;IFQ$="N"TilENRETUR 1920
N
1810 IPQS="Y"THEN1830
1820 GOTO1800
1830 PRINT" (SHFT CI,RH6
s]"SPC{9)"(SHFT YIOUR FINA
L NET WORTH WAS" :HEM»214
1840 PRINT"(CRSR DN)"St*C(20-(LE
N(NW$)/2) )DDSNW$ :REM+156 1950
1 850 END :REM + !89
1360 DATA" (CTRL N}{SHFT DNDUST
RIALS", "{CTRL NKSHFT GIOL
D","(CTRL N}{SHFT EULVER" 1960
/'(CTRL NJCSHFT C}ATTLE","
(CTRL NltSllFT G)RAIN","(CT
RL N){SHFT OOMPUTERS"
:REM*127 1970
1870 REM :REM*218
1880 REM NET WORTH :REM*128 1980
1890 REM :REM*246
1900 NW=0jFORX=1TO6:NW=NW+CM(X) 1990
:NEXT:NW=NW+CH ;REM*60 2000
\W$=STRS{NW):COLOR1 ,9:CIIAR 2010
1 ,25, 9, "(CTRL NXSHFT NfET 2020
{SItFT W}0RTH":C(rAR1 ,26,10 2030
,DD$+NW$+SP$+SP$+SP$ 2040
:REM*132 2050
IFNW<!00THENSLEEP1 : GOTO! 94
:REM*152 2060
RETURN : REM* 16
GRAP!IIC0 : COLOR0 , 2 : PRINT" ( S
HFT CLR)(5 CRSR DN3j{3 CRS
R RTsHSHFT YIOUR NET WORT 2070
H HAS FALLEN UNDER $100.
:REM*124
PRINT" (3 CRSR RTs}{SHFT Y) 2 080
OU HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO
LEAVE {SHFT W}ALL (SlIFT S}
TREET." :REM*S0
PRINT" {3 CRSR RTslfSHFT I)
F YOU WISH (SHFT I) WILL L 2090
OAN YOU SS,000 TO TRY AGAI
N." :REM*63
PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs}"SPC(18) 2100
"{SHFT Y)/(SHFT N)":REM*98
GETKEYANS: IFAN$ = " Y"TilENRLJN
: REM*! 03 2110
IFAN$="N"THENEND : REM*! 84
GOTO1980 :REM*61
REM :REM*97
REM LOSE STOCK :REH*132
REM :REM*117
I FNS ( X ) = 0THENRETURN : REM* 48
GRAPHIC0: PRINTCHRS ( 1 9 > +CHR
S{19) :REM*230
PRINT" {SHFT CLR)(CTRL 2} {4
CRSR DNs}"SPC(20-(8+(LEN(
S$(X) )/2) ) )SS(X)" HAS GONE
BROKE!" :HEM*124
PRINT"{CRSR DNH2 CRSR RTs
){SHFT AILL SHARES OF THIS
ITEM HAVE BEEN " : REM* 10
PRINT" {2 SPACES} REMOVED FR
OM YOUR PORTFOLIO.": PRINT"
(CRSR DN}{2 SPACES M SHFT A
) NEW COMPANY WILL QE CHOS
EN TO" :REM*48
PRINT" (2 SPACES) REPRESENT
IT ON THE MARKET BOARD."
;REM*61
PRINT" (2 CRSR DNs)"SPC(9)"
(SHFT P}RESS A KEY TO CONT
INUE" :REM*82
GETKEYNS:GRAPUIC1 : RETURN
:R£M*220 ■
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Undenuaier wonders delight your eyes
in this colorful electronic aquarium.
By KEN HUEBNER
How many limes have ytni
fount! your favorite I'lsh flu;!!-
irij{itiyoiiraquarintn— stiil'as
a lioarcl? Well, liavt; I got a
treat for ynu! 'I'liis program will turn
your monitor into a colorful tropical
aquarium, filled with animated sea-
horses, angelfisli, turtles and a myriad
other a(juatit deli|fhls. You'll never huve
to look al a lifeless (isli again; electronic
creatures carmot he overied, underfed,
over- or underheaied.
Just type in the program i[i Listing
1, using run's Checksum program to
make sure you catch any typing errors,
save a copy lo disk and run ir. 'ITien sit
back, relax and watch your underwater
world unfold.
I created tlie Aquarium's multitude
of creatures from a few sprite images,
varying their color, width, height and
sprite/screen priority. The animated
plants are built from Commodore
graphics characters.
VVarning: Before running .'Vtjuarium,
make sure your cat is in the other room
and the stopper is in your monitor! B
Ken Huebner is a software designer who
mns his own business, called Soflrek.
Running Instructlona: Typs In Listing 1 , save It to disk and run It.
Usting 1. AquBrium program. (Awallsfals on HaRun diak. Saa cord at page 44.1
IjS REM AQUARltJM - K.HUEBtJER : REM* 2 52
:REM*156 130 SFS="(39 SPACES)" :REM*156
60 : :REM*118 140 DIM PX(30):DIM PY(30)
80 U0=1 4336;FI=16384 :REM*34 :REM*146
90 FX=FI+8:FY=FX+8:FW=FY+B:FH=F 150 : :REM*208
W+B :REM*2 160 F0RP=1 TO20 : READX, Y: PX( P ) =X :
100 FS=Flit8:XFD=FS+8: YFD=XFD+G PY( P ) =Y: NEXTP :REM*83
:REM*2 9 170 DATA 1,4,1,7,1,10,1,13,1,16
1 10 FA=YFD+a:FF=FA+e:FP=FF+8 :REM*189
:REM*203 180 DATA 12,9,12,12,12,15
120 WI=FP+8:WC=WI+8:WT=WCte :REM*228
190
DATA 23,2,23,5,23,10,23,14
:REM*254
200
DATA 29,4,29,8,29,12,29,16
:REM*1 ie
210
DATA 4,5,15,10,26,3,32,5
:HHM*217
220
: :REM+23
240
Y=UO:READ A$ :REM*23
250
B$=MIDS(A$,1 ,20)+MIDJ(AS,22
,20)tMIDS(AS,43,20>;REH*155
260
FOR X=1 TO 59 STEP 2 :REM*8
RUN it right: C-64
ILLUSTRATED BY KIM WILSON KVF.RS7,
NOVKMBF.R 1989 RUN 69
DEEP
6 4 WORLD
270 C$=MID$(B$,X,2):!i$=LEFT$(C$
,1 ):L$=RIGHT$(C$,1 ):REM»151 710
280 H=VAL(HS) :IFH$>"9"THEN H=AS
C{H$)-55 :REM*111 720
290 L=VAL(L$):IFL$>"9"THEN L=AS 730
C(L$)-55 :REM*129
300 POKEY, ri*16+L :REM*3 740
310 Y=Y+1 :NEXTX:READAS :REM*n
320 IFA${>""THEN 250 :REH*197 750
330 : :REM*133
350 GOSUBB10:POKE53276,255 760
:REM*38
360 POKE 53285, 0:POKE 53286,1:5 770
YSOO : REM* 96
370 GOSUB900:GOSUE390:GOTO370 780
:REM*25 790
380 : :REM*183 800
390 I=-1 :IFRND(0)).9 THEN RETUR 810
N :REM*45 820
400 1=1+1 :IEI>7THEN RETURN
:REM+127 330
410 IFPEEK(ri+I)>0THEN400
:REM*139 840
420 T=IHT(RND(0)*6)+1 :REM*139
430 YD = 0:XD=255:IFRND(0)>.5THEfI
XD=1 :REM*1 27
440 X = 0:IFXD=255THEfJX = 170 850
:REM»247 860
450 Y=INT{RND{0)*145)+45
:REM'243 870
460 XE=INT{RND(0)*2) :yE=INT(RND
(0)*2J :REM»n5 880
470 S=INT(RND(0)+100)+48
:REM*133 890
480 A=2fOP ARR0WHINT(ABS(S-1 20 900
)/32)+2) :REM*117 910
490 F=0:IFXD=2S5THEN F=l 920
: REM* 120
500 P = IfJT(RND(0)*2) :REM*78 930
510 C=INT{RND(0)*16) :1FC=6THENC 940
=8 :REM*119
520 : :REM*64 950
530 IFT=3THENA={A*2)+A :REM*123
540 IFT=4TliENA=tflS=INT(S/2):YD= 960
255 :REM*157 970
550 IFT=5THEN S=S+50 :REM*23
560 IF T>3 THEN 690 :REM*21 3
570 Z=I :REM*21 5
580 Z=Z+1 :IFZ>7THEN 690 :REM*23 980
590 IFPEEK(FI+Z)>0THEN580
:REM*104
600 POKEWI + I,Z:POKE WT4-I,40:POK
E WC+I,1 : REM* 9 5 990
610 ZO=RND{0)»70 :REM*1 34 1000
620 y=60+ZO:YD=255:GOSUB 730
:REM*104 1 010
630 : :REM*178
640 Y=6+ZO:IFYE=lTHENY=Y+12
: REM* 2 07
650 I=Z:S=255:A=8:X=125:C=1
:REM*160 1020
660 IFXD=1THENX=X-73:IFXE=lTirEN
X=X+8 : REM* 125
670 T=7:XD=0:YD=1 :XE=0:YE=0
:REM*B0 1030
680 : :REM*224
690 IFToe THEN 730 :REM*145 1040
700 A=0:S=100:YD=254:XD=0:C=0
: REM* 142
X=INT(RND{0)*160) :Y=210
:REM*222
: :REM*9
POKEFX + I,X:PQKEFY + l, Y
:KEM*169
POKEXFD + 1 , XD : POKEYFD+ I , YD
:REM*34
POKEFW+I , XE: POKEFH+I , YE
:REM*88
POKE FS + 1 , S : POKEFA+ 1 , A
:REM*43
POKEFF+I , F: POKEFP+I , P
:REM*34
POKE532a7+I,C
POKEFI + I , T : RETURN
REM*250
:REM*8e
:REM*89
REM*118
iiEM SCR
POKE53280,0:POKE53281 ,6
: REM* 201
PRINT" (SHFT CLR){COMD 2}":Y
=22:GOSUB1180 :REM»90
FOR X=1T03: PRINT" {CTRL 9}"+
SF$j :NEXTX:PRINTSF$+"i3 SPA
CEs)1CRSR LF) (SHFT INST) ";
:REM*1 14
FOR D=1TO20 :RBM*233
X=INT(RND(0)*37) :Y=INT(RND(
0)*2(+21 :REM*69
G0SUB1 1 80: PRINTTAB(X) " (CTRL
9) {SHFT W)"; :NEXTD:REM*152
FORP=1T025:GOSUB 92 0:NEXTP:
RETURN :REH*89
: :REM*183
REM AQUA :REM*41
P=INT(RND(0)*30)+1 :REM*160
X=PX(P) : Y=PY{P) :GOSUB 1180
:REM*89
IFP>16THEN10B0 :REM*88
CS="(CTRL 61":IFP>12THENCS=
"{COMD 6}" :REM*120
PRINTC$:IFRND(0) >.5 TiiEN 10
00 :REM*228
PRINTTAB(X)" " :REM*170
PRINTTAB(X)"{CTRL 9) (SHFT L
B,}/ (COMD *)(CRSR RTHSHFT
LB.H3 SPACES) {CTRL 0}{SHF
T LB. )" :REM*189
PRINTTAB(X)"{SHFT LB, 1(2 SP
ACEs){COMD -HSHFT +){CTRL
0JISHFT LB.) {2 CRSR RTs} "
:REM*182
GOTQ1030 : REM* 18
} PRINTTAB(X)"{CTRL 9) {COMD
*)" :REM*189
i PHlNTTAB(X)"{COMn *)(CTRL
9) (2 SPACES} (COMD *}(CRSR
RT){SHFT LB.) {CTRL 9H2 SP
ACEs)(COMD 'KCTRL 0) "
:REM*144
PRINTTAB(X)" {2 CRSR RTs } (
COMD *){SHFT +}{CTRL 0HSH
FT LB.) (2 CRSR RTs) {COMD *
)" : REM* 6 4
PRINTTAB(X)"{4 CRSR RTs}(S
ilFT +)" :REM*176
PR1NTTAB(X)"(4 CRSR RTs) {S
HFT +)" :REM*ia6
1050
1060
1070
1080
1090
1100
1110
1120
11 30
I 1 40
II 50
1160
1170
1 180
1190
1200
1210
1220
1230
1 240
12 50
1260
1270
1280
1290
1300
1 310
1320
1 330
1340
1350
IPY>1 5THENRETURN :REM*18
PRINTTAB(X)"(4 CRSR RTsXS
HFT t)"; : REM* 159
RETURN :REM*184
IFP>20THEN1 130 :REM*177
C$=CHR${INT{RND(0)*7)+1 49)
:REM*1 59
PRINTTAB(X)CS+"(COMD *}(CT
RL 8) (SHFT Q)"+C$+"(SHFT h
B. )" :REM*173
PRINTTAfl(X)"(CRSR RT){CTRL
6) (SHFT -)" : REM* 5 5
RETURN :REM*234
X=INT(RND{0)*34) :Y=INT(RND
(0)*2) :GDSUB11 80 :REM*197
C5="(CTRL 7}";IFRND(0)>.5
THEN C$="(CTRL 4)":REM*183
PRINTTAa(X)CS+"(CTRL 01(5
COMD is)"
RETURN
PRINT" (HOME)";
TURN
P0RZ=1 TOY: PRINT
RETURN
:REH*75
: REM* 19
:REM*200
IFY=0THENRE
: REM* 108
NEXTZ
:REM*70
:REM*59
r :REM*240
DATA 782031 39A007A9009900
40996040881 0F7AE71 38 D00CA
D14038D7i)38AD1 5 :REM*102
DATA 038D7138A92E8D1403A9
388D15035860D8A00720 81 38B
91840C9012E7440 : REM* 150
DATA B92040C901 2E7540B950
40C9012E7640B90040C9 012E7
3408810DAAD7440 :REM*239
DATA BD1DD0AD7 5400D1 7D0AD
76408D1BD0AD73408D15 D04C0
000E7E9EBEDEEF0 :REM*166
DATA Fl [510204081 02fl4080BE
0040CA30A6A5A2394040 C901B
D72385900BE4840 :REM*154
DATA F002690C99F807B96040
D00DB92840C9FF797740 99774
0904620FC3818B9 :REM*222
DATA 3840791 040C905903999
1040980AAAB91 04090^1 D018B
93040790840C9B5 :REM*80
DATA 9004C9BF901E99084098
0AAAB908400A9D00D0B9 793B4
9FF2D10D090031 9 :REM*1 3 9
DATA 79338D10D060A9009900
4060BE6040F02FEBB938 40300
2CACA8A996040F0 :REM*26
DATA 1ED96840901CBE5840A9
009D00409D10408A0AAA 9001 D
018B9384I349FP69 :REM*131
DATA 0199384060A9C085FCA9
39e5FDA9C085FEA93C85 FFA90
C85FBA03CB1FC20 :HEM*128
DATA e239C8CB91FE88B1FC20
823991 FEC8B1FC206239 88889
1FE88888810E018 : REM* 62
DATA A5FC694085FC9002E6FD
18A5FE694085FE9002E6 FFC6F
BD0C46085FAA20e :REM*21
DATA 46FA2A488A4A900E6848
2903F008C903F00'16849 03486
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1360 DATA
:REM*Z15 1450 DATA
000000000000020 :REM*195
1370 DATA 00002800000800000800
000900000980002980A0 29902
81 9902699982A99 :REM*128
1380 DATA BA2A99992899A82829A3
A029A0002980000A8000 0A000
008000020000080 :REM*150
1390 DATA 00000020000028000008
00000800000900000980 80298
0202990A81990A8 :REM»68
1400 DATA 9998AA99BAAA9999A899
98A829A82029A0802980 000A8
0000A0000080000 :REM*14e
1410 DATA 20000030000000000000
00000000000000000000 00000
000002e00000A00 :HEM*302
1420 DATA e02AA020AAA82AAABA32
AA6880AA60002A800002 00000
A00000000000000 :REM*64
14 30 DATA
000000000000028 :REM*179
1440 DATA 00800A00e02AA0A0AAA8
2AAABAA2AA5880AAA080 2A800
00200000A0000^0 :REM*224
:REM*229
1460 DATA 000000000000AA0202AA
8B8AAAAA3AAAE00EAAC0 2BFFE
02000A0A0002800 :REM*228
1470 DATA 00000000000000000000
00000000000000000000 00000
000000000000000 :REM*201
1480 DATA 0000ei000000000000000
AA0202AA8I30AAAAABAAA B00EA
AE00BFFB8280008 :HEM*110
1490 DATA 20000A00000000000000
00000000000000000000 00000
A00000A00000Ae0 :REM*234
1500 DATA 000A60000AAA000AAB00
0A00000A80002AB0002A A0002
AA0002AA0002A80 :REM»114
1510 DATA 002A00002A00002e0000
2820002808000808000A 28000
2A000Ft'000801A0 :REM+134
1520 DATA 22070880890200200000
,,____^, : REM* IS
1530 DATA 00000000000000000000
0000000000000E9 :REM*129
1540 DATA 000020028089082207A0
S00000 :REM*227
1550 DATA 00000000000000000000
000000000000000 ;REM*153
1550 DATA 000000E92e0000820000
82000082000082000028 00000
00A000020800020 :REM*184
1570 DATA 80002080002080000A00
0000000000000000000A 00002
080002080002080 :REM*89
1580 DATA 000A000000000000A0A0
0022A8A0220A800A0000 00000
000000000000000 :REM*156
1590 DATA 00000000000000000000
00000000000000000000 00000
000000000000000 :REM*n2
1600 DATA 00000000000000000000
0000000000002A0000A2 200A8
080280000200000 : REM*22
1610 DATA A0000000000000000000
00000000000000000000 00000
000000000000000 :REM*38
1620 DATA 00000000000000000000
00000
1631 DATA
:REM*94
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Games Gallery
Vrooom! And you're off on the road to car and
motorcycle racing fun and excitement!
By LONNIE BROWN
RACING SIMULATIONS HAVE im-
proved greatly since the early days of
Commodore products. One need only
run Motor Mania to sec an example of
a primitive race game. Copyrighted in
1982, that program gives an overhead
view of a race-car sprite threading
its way through Commodore graphic
characters.
"Seemed pretty advanced at the
time," said a friend of mine who recently
booted up the game. Motor Mania,
along with Richard IVtty's 'ralladega
and Shirley Muldowney's Top [micI
Challenge, comes packaged under the
Cosmi title. Triple Crown Challenge.
The back of the box B])orts this com-
ment about Talladega: "The only things
missing here are the smell of gas and the
feel of grit blowing in joiir face," Well,
seven years ago vvhcn that quote was
published in a review, yes. Today, the
simplicity of these racing sinuilatious will
probabl)' only appeal to new Commo-
dore computer owners or to youngsters.
The real grit-in-your-face motoring
action can be found in releases from
the past year or so. You'll encounter
varying degrees of realism, from care-
free arcade fun to games so life-like that
you'll want to make sure there's a spare
tire in the trunk. Today's programs lit-
erally put you in the driver's seal, com-
plete with rear\'ievs' mirrors and radar
detectors.
You can travel hundreds of miles,
break several land-speed records and
wreck thousands of dollars in expensive
vehicles. All it takes is the right software
and, in the case of crack-ups, some
sloppy joystick work.
The packages are all relatively inex-
pensive; most cost less than a Ferrari
hubcap or Honda handle grips.
Pocket Rockets
Pocket Rockets is t^apcom's motorcy-
cle racing game. It pits one player
against the stopwatch for a quarter- mile
run or a lap around a serpentine track.
You can hop aboard one of four motor-
cycles—Suzuki Kaiana, Kawasaki Ninja,
Yamaha F2R or Honda Hurricane.
Leon into those turns an ono at four Pocket
nockcts' matorcyclos.
Timing lights get you going. Hit the
firebutton too soon, and you're flagged
for a false start. Rev the engine too high
before popping tlie clutch, and your on-
screen persona falls on the asphalt as
the raging cycle takes off. 'The program
tracks and records your fastest time for
the session.
Tve been less than impressed with
previous Capcom offerings, but Pocket
Rockets is a debnile improvement. I
even found myself leaning into the
turns while watching (the view is from
behind tlie motorcycle) my on-screen
driver race on the lap track.
Out RUN;
Action Fighter
Sega's Out Run is pure driving fun.
Converted from the arcade, this race-
against-ihe-stopwatcli game begins with
a bird's-eye view of a map, which illus-
trates the way to live possible destina-
tions across three intervening levels.
Quickness counts here, because if you
reach the finish of one level before dme
runs out, the leftover is added to the
next route.
The \'iew is from behind the car, so
you can not only watch the crashes, but
also watch the passenger knock the
driver over the head for running into
a tree.
Two radio stations provide pace-set-
ting tunes. Like the radio, the gear shift
offers only two choices: the firebutton
toggles between high and low.
The scenery changes from level to
level. It whizzes by smoothly and pro-
vides enough variadon so you don't feel
as if you're running around in circles.
Oiu Run keeps track of high scores,
but doesn't record them to disk, so each
Stan is a iresh start.
Se^a'ti Action Fightor takos ycu an an
arcada Hde that tests ycur driving and
shaacing skills.
Action Fighter is another Sega arcade
ride. An overhead view shows "the in-
credible, transformable combat vehi-
cle," h starts oui as a motorcycle, but if
you drive well enough, it transforms
into a sports car. 'The metamorphosis
is complete when two turbojets turn the
car into an airborne ranger.
Picking up capsules along the way
advances you to higher levels. Every so
often, an equipment truck pulls up,
swallows the current vehicle and re-
tiu-ns it, with additional firepower, to
the streets.
Any similarity between Action Fighter
and a driving simulation is purely coin-
cidental. But the game does a good job
of blending speed and arcade sbcwt-
'cm-up.
Test Drive;
The Duel
Moving down the road to realism.
Accolade's Test Drive and its sequel,
'The Duel, bring nearly everything but
the new-car smell to the computer,
'These two products come very close to i
NOVEMBER i989 ■ R U N 7S
GAMES GALLERY
Test Drive puts you behind the wheel of a
Ferrsri, Lamfaarghini, Lotus, Porsche or
Corvette.
replacing Commodore's 8-bU chip with
a V-8 engine!
The first complaint users had with
Test Drive was that they coultJ only drive
one car at a time. That's why Accolade
introduced Test Drive 11: The Duel in
which users ctjult! race a Feirari F40 or
a Porsche 959 against the clock or each
other. So what have they found to com-
plain about next? The fact that there are
only two dream \ehicles to race!
Accolade must have anticipated that
one. The Supe rears is an accessory disk
that adds five high-powered hoi rods to
the master disk. And, for those drivers
who think the scenery is beginning to
get monotonous, you can try California
Challenge.
Still complaining? The Muscle Cars
should be available by the time you read
this, as well as a second scenery disk
called European Challenge.
.'Vlthough the original tiisks are heav-
ily copy protected, they include a fea-
Iinpro\fed rood graphics and more responsive
cars maiie Test Drive II: The Puol a
worthwhtlB sequel to Teat Drive,
ture that lets you make a play disk for
your favorite cars and driving terrains,
which considerably cnis doisii on disk
swappitig.
Both Test Drives put you in the driv-
er's scat, where you can look at the
rear view mirror, gear shift, radar, steer-
ing wheel, instrument cluster, trip me-
ter and cI(H:k. The joystick coturols the
gas pedal and brake, and the firebutton
replaces the gearshift.
Here's an illustration of attention to
programming details: On the European-
luade cars, the Test Drive speedometer
measures in kilometers per hour.
Test Drive is a stickler for statistics,
showing the best time, average speed
and total points for each leg of the race,
as well as overall performance.
Test Drive didn't need much refine-
ment when it was introduced, and The
Duel coiuirmes the tradition. The cars
in the sequel do respond better, how-
ever, and there's the big advantage ol'
e.xtra car and scenery disks.
Grand Prix Circuit
If the open road and oncotning trailic
aren't ideal racing condiuons for yon,
there's another game in our software
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races in one of theea countries.
garage: Grand Prix Circuit from Ac-
colade. If, as the software lawyers say,
it has the "look and feel" of Test Drive,
that's because both were designed by
the same company. Distinctive Soft-
ware, Inc.
Grand Prix Circuit has plenty of op-
tions— three cars (Ferrari, Williams and
McLaren) with different racing char-
acteristics and eight tracks on the racing
circuit. With nine drivers, the roadway
is more crowded than in Test Drive, but
at least everyone's going in the same
direction. The competitors have vary-
ing ability levels iind different styles of
racing (the latter being especially no-
ticeable when your car approaches and
attempts to pass).
Cars sustain damage, but going to the
pits to change ivvo or four tires reduces
or eliminates that problem. After the
race, which can be between one and 99
laps, a screen sfiows your ranking, over-
all stats and best lap,
4x4 Off-Road Racing
Let's assume you're the type vsho just
can't seem to hold it in the road, no
matter what you do. Maybe you should
try a game designed with you in mind;
Epyx' 4x4 OfT-Road Racing.
Four-vthccling fanatics will linit a fseting oP
fun and lascination with Epyx' 4x4 DrfRoad
Racing.
The "roadw'ays" on the game's four
circuits— the Georgia .Mud Fest, the
Michigan Winter Wreck-off, the Death
Valley Trek and the B;ija Challenge-
cut through treacherous country. Each
roadway is only slightly less grueling
than the countrysicie it cuts through.
Yon can easily see the road; it's the sec-
tion of land covered with old tires,
limbs, rocks and the skeletons of other
drivers.
Tliere are four four-wheelers from
which to choose for running these
gauntlets. Each lias seven sets of char-
acteristics, including gas mileage, ease
of repair and payload. I'he Auto Marl
offers a whole raft of goodies, including
maps, oil, coolant, spare tires and a
mechanic.
During the race, the dashboard at the
bottom of the screen reports speed,
rpnis and the status of various engine
components. If a part breaks, and you
have the right tools (the six-pack from
the Auto Mart is not one of them), you
can fix it. If the rigbi parts aren't
aboard, the game has a Sledgehammer
option for makeshift repairs.
More to ComeI
Still not raced out? Electronic .4rts
will be distributing a high-priced racing
machine— the Ferrari F 1/86— in its Fer-
rari Formula One game. No price had
been announced at press time, al-
though it's expected to be less than the
74 RUN- NOVEMBER lllKll
GAMES GALLERY
$350,000 window slicker of the Fl/86.
Like other racing games, this one of-
fers a driver's perspective of the road,
along with 16 dilfereni tracks and seven
opponents. Players modify their cars
and test the performance in the Wind
Tunnel or on the Dynometer.
The Amiga version of diis game has
been out for some time, but for the
C-64, EA has some catching up to do.
They're trying to offset their late entry
by promoting I'brnuihi One's strategy
aspects of engine repairs, critical pit-
stop decisions, realistic car nuideling
and a complete racing season.
Accolade will be adding The Cycles,
an internaiional Grand Prix racing
game that looks to be a two-wheel take-
off on its Grand Prix Circuit disk.
Joining the ranks of computer motor-
cycle racing will be Data East's Super
Hang On. Converted from the arcade,
bikers will be able to rev it up to 1 60 mph
while traversing different continents.
Well, there's the checkered flag.
We've come to the fmish line. You go
over there to the winner's circle and tell
them how you won (he race.
Me? I'm going to Driver Improve-
ment School. ■
Lonnie Brown, computer columnut for
The Ljedger (Lakeland, Floridet) and fre-
quent contributor to RUN, won the 1988
Software I'ubihher's Association award for
best reporting of computer news.
Tabta t. Racing hints anit tips.
Pocket Rockets
—Watch the speedometer in the
spot curves in the road and practice.
Start off slow with the Ferrari on
quarter-mile event to get an idea of
passing. Use auto-shift until you've
practice laps.
when to shift. If your motorcycle isn't
thoroughly mastered the throttle.
— Use the rearview mirrors on either
climbing steadily, or its climb is slow-
speed and steering.
side of the car to find out where a
ing noticeably, it's time for another
—Better stop for the police officer.
competitor might pass. Edge to that
gear.
unless you're on a fairly straight
sitle of the road to cut hitn off.
—Watch the background— particu-
stretch of road and can drive like a
— Practice going into the turns fast,
larly the bridge— on the la]) track. It
demon. You won't outrun him un-
hut find out where the last possible
gives you an idea of where you are
less you can go very, very fast.
f)lace is to hit the brakes. If you can
and which direction the track turns.
— In two-player games, follow your
hold off the brake pedal, you have
opponent. Hang back, watch his mis-
a better chance of passing another
Out Run
takes and learn. Pass him only when
driver. Auto races are won and lost
you have a feel for the road.
in the turns— the race is not always
-Try running with the radio off.
—Stay as close as possible to the cen-
to the swift, but the cagey.
[Jstening to the engine is a quick
ter line. You'll he able to move faster
way to tell which gear you should be
out into the left lane when oncoming
4x4 Off-Road Racing
in.
traffic clears.
—Rather than pulling back on the
—Although there is .some raridom-
— Preparation is im]jortant. Time
joystick when entering turns, try
ness involved, oncoming traffic usu-
spent wisely in the .'\uio Mart can
dropping into low gear; you won't
ally has a pattern and likely appears
pay big dividends later.
lose as much speed.
on the same sections of road.
—Watch the dashboard clock. The
—An oncoming vehicle is seldom fol-
race begins at eight A.M and lasts well
Test Drive*; The Duet*
lowed by another— at least on the
iiuo the afternoon.
lower le\'els. It's almost alway.s a g(M>d
—Speed isn't everything; extracting
—Begin at a slow pace. Driving the
time to pass after a cai- goes by.
yourself from the mud hog is.
roads at 25 or 30 miles per hour
might not be what you came here
Grand Prix Circuit
'Hints and tips for these games were
for, but it's the best way to learn
provided by Emory Wo7ig, progrmimier
control of the car, note landmarks,
—Some Test Drive tips apply here.
for Distinctive Software.
Tatite Z. Retail prices and manufacturers' addrsawn.
Triple Cromi Challenge
Out Run; Action Fighter
4X4 Off-Road Racing
S24.95
$34.95; S24.95
$39.95
Cos mi
Sega; distributed bv Mindscape
Epyx
415 N. Figueroa
3444 Dundee Rd. '
600 Galveston Dr.
Wilmington, CA 90744
NorUibrook, H, 60062
Redwood City, CA 04063
Pocket Rockets
Test Drive; The Duel; Grand Prix Circuit
$29.95
$29.95 each
Capcom
The Supercars; California Challenge
3303 Scott Blvd.
S14.95each
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Accolade
550 S. Winchester Blvd., Suite 200
Sanjose. CASSISS
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Thanks For The Memory
Mosi CommtxJoro users are contpnj to uso Ihoif computers
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We've always spocalucd m rintjing soJulions to Comrrsodoro
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Commodore Clinic
Making color printouts ft'oni RUN Paint; finding longer RUN programs for
downloading; and switching commercial programs to 3 'A-inch format.
By LOU WALLACE
QI'm rurrenth luriiuig n program and
need help to solve a ihonty problem
with Basic, In this program, I'm trying to
send data to the printer. The problem is timt
if the printer is not on, or is offline, then
the program stops with ti Devirc Not Present
Error when data is sent. Is there any way
for the program to fheck for the presence of
a printer before sending any datnf
—Jim Hurro
SHRKVEPORr, VA
AYoii can have Bjisu; ditck for any
and \\W tlevice.s (Uiisyihaitied on ilit
serial Jioi l with just a lew iities of Basic
code. '1 he seciet is to (i|>en a channel
to the device with any secondary ad-
dress, [hen close it and check the status
variable, (ST). If the variable is a neg-
ative number, then the device is not
available. Here's an example.
10 Oi'tN 4,4,7
20 CLOSK 1
SO S = ST
■10 IK S<0 THEN PRINT "PRINTER
NtJl" AVAILABLE":GarC) (50
50 PRINl" "PRINTER ONLINE!"
60 KNll
This will work with disk drives as well
as primers, so you could check for the
presence oi' extra drives if you need
tbeni. One thing that niighi cause prob-
lems is the printer interlace in use.
Some printer interfaces may not return
the proper status value if the printer is
unavailable.
a I purchased the RUN YVorks appli-
cations disk, and so far Cm vi'ty happy
2mth it, except for 07ie thing. RUN Paint
doe.m't support a color printer like the Oki-
mate 20; instead it has only black-and-white
printer support. Are there any printer drivers
that will print RUN Paint .<^creens on my
Okimate 20?
— Si KVK liAKER
Louisville, KY
A I don't know of an)', but if you
need to print screens in color,
there is a .soimion. RUN Paint saves its
screens in either Doodle! (loi' High Res-
olution mode) or Koala (for multicolor
Metllum Resolution mode) loruiats. If
you have a program for your Oki mate
20 color printer that supports these for-
mats (and they are the most ])o]Hilar
pidme formats for the t>64), then just
load your RUN hiiut pictures into that
program and print them there.
C^ I'm having a problem with the cliar-
M acter colors on my C-64, Every char-
acter comes up in a different color, on both
a television and my 1702 screen. Any ideas
as to what I can do about it?
—TONY Mack
Kal.-Vj\l\zoo, mi
It sounds as though you have a
"^d bad VIC-1 1 graphic chip. Take the
computer to an atuborized (lonniio-
dore service center and have ihern
cheek it out. If die ViC-lI is the source
of the jjroblem, it can be solved in min-
utes by just replacing the chip,
QAre the prograins listed in RUN avail-
able for downloading from your bul-
letin board systemt It would save me a lot
of typing if they were, especially with pro-
grams like RUN Paint!
— Chrks'ix")piier Bods
FLAGSIAI'T, AZ
A No. All the programs available for
downloading on the BBS are in
the public domain, Hoviever, our list-
ings are for sale on our RcRUN disks.
We also mainiaiii a special library of
RUN programs on QuantumLink in ihe
RUN area. Many can be downloaded
free of charge (plus Plus Time). Some
of the bigger projrrams like RUN ihunt
are in the HUN Online Library (the
Sinchargc Library) where they can l)c
dowidoaded for only Sl.fiO extra, tlon-
sideiiiig the timeit lakes to type in Rf/N
Paint and all the graphic power it oilers,
that's got to be the bargain of the year!
Since 3'/2-inch disks are more conve-
nient (they are fister and hold a great
deal more data), I want to switch all my
u nprotected commercieil programs to that for-
mat. How can I tell which rfwfa are protected
before I tiy to copy them ?
— S. L/WVSON
Laguna Nk;uel, CA
A If the software's documentation
states that you can make copies,
then the program is probably unpro-
tected. H' it has custom fast-loaders,
makes the drive beads bang or make
other noises, then it may well be a copy-
protected <lisk.
The best test, tilconrse, is just lo copy
the files bom the disk onto the 1581
drive. Since yrni can't simply use a disk-
copy program because of lite differ-
ences between the disk formats, use a
file-copy utility to copy all the files on
the source r>'/|-inch disk to the :5'/,-inch
format; then rim the [nogram. If it
works, great; but soniedmes even un-
protected software won't work on the
1581. This is because it's ex])ecting the
directory 1 racks to be at track and sec-
tor 18,0, whereas these are at 40,0 on
the 1581,
Q/,( it possible to operate a 9M')0-baud
modem on a C'6-f or C-128, and if
so, is there sojiirare available for this?
-John Tr^vn
Brooklyn, NY
A Neither computer is c;ij)able of
handling telecommunication
speeds that high. I've seen the CM ^8
(in 80-Cohimn Fast mode) work at
240fl-haiid, iuid the results were ((uite
acceptable. My best bet is that 2400-
baud is the fastest speed )ou're going
to get and siill be accurate. ■
Do you have a problem or question about
your Commodore computer system, software
or programming? Jit.^t semi your questions
to Commodore Clinic, RUN Magazine, 80
Elm St., Peterborough, NH 03-158. Qiieries
are answered only through this column, and,
due to the volume of mail, only questions
likely to appeal to the majority of our readers
can be published.
78 K U ,S ■ NOVEMBER 1989
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Benefit from this GEOS user's experien.ce and design
your oxini fantastic fonts with geoFont.
By STEVE VANDER ARK
A FEW YL\RS AGO, whilt- setting out
to tratisform my ordinary C-64 char-
acter set into a visual feast. I eagerly
lyped in a (bni editor thai 1 had found
in a coint)uter tnaga/ine. After several
aUem])ls, with mixed results, I renli^eti
that lont design is more than Just rati-
domly adding serifs. Inilividnaliy, each
letter that I designed looked great, but
when used with the others, my creations
were a jumble.
So, my interest waned— that is, until
the advent of GEOS. Suddenly, fotits
leaped olV the screen antl [Kin red out
of my primer in styles and variations I
would never have imagined. I discov-
ered the joy of word processing with
professional-looking output, and my in-
terest in font design was (]uickly rekin-
dled. GKOS uses real fonts, propor-
tionally spaced and detailed in all point
sizes.
Wanting to invent my own, I picked
up a copy of Font Pack Phis, which in-
cludes the ediior, geoFoiil, and 53 ex-
citing fonts. But with all those, as well
as some 20 on RUN'S GEOS Power Pak,
what more was there to create? Surely
I had more fonts than 1 could possibly
use— picture fonts like .Xshhury, body
fonts like Wheeler and Hasie, tlisplay
fonts like The Vatican, Fog and Amer-
ica, and unexpected designs like Braille
and Spook!
I decided to design my own alphabet.
Unforttmately, the results were (juite a
hodgepodge once agaiti, with lots of
shapes and flourishes that didn't seem
to gel into a cohesive whole. Before I
let. frustration ruin my grand ideas, I
resolved to learn more about what I
was trying to do. I found an excellent
book on computer fonts and graphics—
Desktop I'liblisbmg Text and Graphics, by
Deke McClelland and Craig DanulofT.
This book contains an abundance of
fonts and typefaces, ahmg with exam-
ples of the various styles thai can be
created by software or that exist as sep-
arate fonts. The more unusual varia-
tions, such as screened, skewed, rotated
and reflected, gave me ideas for edning
existing fonts. The infiirmation on de-
sign and layout taught me a lot ab<iui
hovv a workable font is put together.
Using this newfound knowledge, I ere-
atetl a few nice-looking fonts thai finally
seemed to work the way I wanted. I
hope this cohntm will enlighten other
frustrated font designers.
Term Talk
Foots are measured in points, with
one point on the printed page equal to
'/;j of an inch, .So, lU-point University,
for example, stands %., ('/!■,) of an inch
tall. But '/,; of an inch from where to
where? Tlie letter "f" is a lot taller th.m
"o," and some letters have descenders,
which add even more to the overall si/e.
The rule is that a font's point mc is
measured from the bottom of its de-
scenders to the top of its ascenders—
from the bottom ()f a "q," for exaiuple.
to the top of a "d." 'Fwo 12-point fonts
might have different proportions and
even appear to be of different sizes
when printed out, but their top-to-bot-
ttmi measurements will be the same—
'/b of an inch.
On a GEOS screen, one point uaiis-
lates into one pixel, which makes font ed-
iting fairly straightforward: If you want a
12-point font, your edit area will ht: 12
pixels tall. A character also has width, of
course, which can vary enormously for a
GEOS font between, let's say, a "w" and
an "1," Ibis proportional spacing is one
of GEOS's strong points, resulting in
proiessional-looking output.
However, the width of a letter or
symbol must also include a bit of space
to separate it from the character next
to it. So, as you create your own fonts,
you must add in this space, keeping in
mind that various letters require dif-
ferent amounts. The computer auto-
matically handles the vertical spacing,
or leading, between lines, so there's no
need to leave space at the top or bottom
of your fonts.
Setting the Stage
Before creating a new font, you must
establish some guidelines for the desigti,
.some rules for spacing and proportion
I fiat you'll follow witli eacli character.
Uniformit)' is essential if you want your
letters to h)ok "right" when strung to-
gether in words.
First decide where to place the base-
line. Each font has a baseline (estab-
lished in geoFoiU with an arrow on the
side oi the edit windovv) upon which al!
the characters perch. You must be care-
ful in placing ttie baseline, because you
need enough room above it to create
the bulk of each character and enough
room below fiir the dcscendeis. An-
other consideration is that the Under-
line function in GEOS applications
draws tin tlie baseline, so your charac-
ters must sit one pixel above it to avoid
being partially overwritten.
When choosing your ba.seline, con-
sider whether you want to create a tall
font with small descenders, a luore
evenly spaced set, with a baseline just
below the mid-point of tlie characters,
or perhaps a boiiom-lieavy style, with
negligible ascenders.
Next, you must make a few decisions
about the style of your characters. Will
they have serifs (caps on the tops and
bottoius)? How rounded will your
curves be? Will your "g" have a curved
tail or a circle, <«■ something in between?
Sketch a few examples.
If you're copying a font you've found
elsewhere, examine it closely. Now is
the titne to plan the details because you
want consistency— every ascender the
same, every rounded letter following
the same curve and matching angles on
the "A" and "v."
Finally, look at the number of pixels
left between the baseline and the top of
the font to decide the x-beight, v\hich
is the height for the lowercase charac-
ters. In geoi'ont, there's no convenient
indicator for this so-called waistline, so
make a note of the lowercase letters'
lieight (in pixels) above the baseline. For
my own 12-point font, I placed the base-
line three pixels from the bottom of
geoFont's grid, with fetters starting on
the next pixel row up. Counting that
point, I used an x-height of six. The
ascenders and capital letters reach the
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top of the Slid. I leave a single pixel
open on tin.- left of euch character and
none on the right, which results in a
one-pixel space between each letter,
A Bare-Bones Editor
When yon begin using geoFont l(» de-
sign characters, you'll find that the cre-
ator of this utility certainly didn't have
convenience in mind. There's no facility
for placing guidelines to help locate the
waistline or spadngs. The blank char-
acter set that appears at the start of
geoFont consists of a set of thin lines.
You must erase each line and resize I he
area before each letter or symbol can he
drawn, in addition, the cursor sonie-
Umes sticks while drawing or erasing,
which results in a smear of filled pixels
across the screen.
Also unfortunate is the fact that there's
no way to copy your pattern from one
character to another— a technique that
wt>uld allow for easy matching of curves,
angles and enure letters. For example,
"b" and "d" could be mirror images of
each other if there were a horizontal
mirror Fimttion, and "b" and "p" could
be mirror images if vertical flipping
were possible.
Despite these lacks, the editor does
work; with a little time and efTort, you'll
have a brand new font. Remember that
you'll also have to define all the punc-
tuation symbols and numbers, as (veil
as the space, which you can vary in size
depending on the appearance you're
seeking to achieve.
It would be unrealistic 1o expect that
all your design work would mesh per-
fectly without a little tweak here and
there. So, move your new font front the
deskTop to where it's one of the first
seven fonts on your geo Write disk; then
create a file called Test. Next, switch to
your font, type a paragraph or two, atid
give it a long, hard look. If you like
what you see, test it in boldface, italic
and outline. {Do not, however, use these
styles as a determining factor in any
decisions regarding your font, because
many perfectly respectable fonts can
suffer drastically from these special ef-
fects. Some foms adapt heller than oth-
ers to certain styles.)
Print out and examine what you've
written. Are all your lowercase letters
the same height? Is there an undesir-
able gap between a particular letter and
its neighbor? Do the spaces, parenthe-
ses and brackets have enough room? If
you find discrepancies, re-enter geo-
Kont for touchups. Take your time and
polish your font until you're sadsfied.
Fun with Spaces
By leaving one or more pixels open
on the left side of each letter, there's a
sp;ice between the printed characters,
ffowever, some letters look better when
you dmi't leave a space. For example,
the up[)crcase "A" has an angled design
that gives the illusion of space between
it and its neighbors. The same is true
for "V" and "W". On the other hand,
the "I" and "i" can get a bit lost amid
their huskier neighbors, so an extra
space on the right might be in order.
Again, let your exatnination of the
printout be your guide.
It is possible to force the coniputer
to give your font extra leading between
lines. The trick is to leave one or more
])ixel rows open above the characters
you create. To keep the result to a cer-
tain point size, you'll have to choose a
larger size as far as the editor and
geoWrite are concerned. For instance,
I use this technique to create a 17-point
Ftgura t. Ssmiiles of fonti creatiid fay tha authar.
Paris, 12-pomt
ABCDEfGHIJKLMNOPQQSTUVWXYZ
abcd«fghijklmnopcirstuywxya
1234567850
ni3CDcroni3hLmNorqn5Tuvuj?^yz
R(3C DeFGiHlOHt-mrMOpQRSTUVU.! XVja
aS345SFS30
Art Deco, 18 -point
AbCDtrani jr^LMnopQ^STUvwKyz
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
12343678QO
NOVEMHKR 1989 RUN 81
GEOWATCH
font that I call Art Deco, which is. as
far as GEOS knows, an 18-poim font.
The extra space between lines gives it
tlie airy grace I was looking for in tliis
tliin, slightly geometric style. Ait Deco
also has a two-pixel gap between letters,
which isn't excessive for an 18-point
font antl keeps it from appearing too
light. This example gives you an idea
of how little touches, arrived at by ed-
iting and re-editing, make for a cohesive
and expressive typeface.
Other Ideas
If you feel apprehensive about cre-
ating an entire font from scratch, but
still want to have the fun of seeing your
creation on-screen or hi documents, try
editing a ro/jy of a font yon already have.
This can l)c as simple as reworking the
serif to make Wheeler more flowery, or
as extensive as adding shadow lines
around the right edges of Boalt. Once
you've created your own version, use
the file menu on the geolbnt screen to
change its 11) number, and rename the
font when you're buck on the dcskTop.
A large number of the Fontl'ack Plus
fonts need some editing to get them
into usable condition. Wheeler, for in-
stance, is flawed in two common ways:
Its numbei' " 1 " is too wide, and the top
line of pixels has been chopped off on
some characters.
While you're making repairs, you
might want to add your own designs to
a font. There are a few characters— such
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ascerider-] wai$t !ine
point-3i2«
]~^s!yBp43iihlishingii2
L- descender "-base line
as the accent mark or the reverse slash—
that you'll seldom use in GEOS, These
might be redefined into more usable
patiei'iis, hke a check mark or build.
■■Vn upgraded version of a font can
retain the same ID, because you'll prob-
ably never use the old one again. It
should, however, be ma iked in a way
that will indicate it as the newer version.
To rename a reworked Font, I add a
" + " to its name.
Font Management
The more ibnts you collect, the more
dilfuiilt it is to keep them straight, and
the more housekeeping you must do to
keep them accessible. While you might
own many fonts, only a tew will actually
be used for most projects. In fact, it's
relatively easy to choose, and to keep
on your gcoWriie work disks, eight or
nine ibnts that will look well in a large
body of text. You might find the field a
bit more difficult to narrow down for
geoftiint or geoPublish, because each
project will require different font styles.
You can usually keep a few general-
purpose loots on your work clisks all
the time and load display fonts as
needed for the situation.
Perhaps the best way to effectively use
your collection is to take the time to
familiarize yourself with the look of each
fcmt so you can choose intelligendy
when you're planning a project. Once
you've got 100 or so fonts to choose
from, it would be a shame if you didn't
use the right design 10 gel your message
across with pizzazz!
Fonts are one of GEOS's strengths.
iVIake them work for you! ■
Sffir VmulnArk is a college student work-
ing tmt'urd n degree in rleninilaiy edticattoii.
He itses GKOS 6-f for writing and desktop
publishing.
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{22 SP.-\CEs} — press the space bar 22 times
{SHIFT CLR} — hold down the shift key and press the cir-
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{2 CRSR DNs}^prc55 the cmstirdowii key twice
{tn'RL 1} — hold down the control key and press the 1 key
{COMD T) — hold down the Commodore logo key and press
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Listing 1, RUfiPa Checksum program. This pragrHm is
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10 REM RUN'S CHECKSUM 64/128 - BOB KODADEK
20 MO=128:SA=3328:IF PEEK( 40960)TKEN MO=64:SA=4
9152
30 FOR 1=0TO169:READB:CK=CK+B:POKE SA+I,B:NEXT
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50 POKESA+1 10,2 40:POKESA+1 1 1 ,38:POKESA+l 40,234
60 PRiNTCi!R$(147)STRI(MO)" RUK CHECKSUM" : PRINT
70 PRINT"TO TOGGLE ON OR OFF, SVS"SA:IF M0=12B
THEN 10^
80 POKESA+13,124:POKESA*15,165;POKESA+2 5,124:PO
KESA+26,165
90 POKESA+39,20:POKESA+41 ,21 : POKESA+1 23 , 205: POK
ESA + 124,1B9
100 POKESAt4,INT(SA/256>:SYS SA:NEW
110 DATA 120,162,24,160,13,173,4,3,2(11,24,208,4
,162,13,160,67,142,4,3,140
120 DATA 5,3,88,96,32,13,67,152,72,169,0,141,0,
255,133,176,133,180,166,22
130 DATA 164,23,134,167,132,168,170,109,0,2,240
,58,201 ,48,144,7,201 ,58,175
140 DATA 3,232,208,240,189,0,2,240,42,201,32,20
3,4,164,180,240,31 ,201 ,34
150 DATA 208,6,165,180,73,1,133,180,230,176,164
,176,165,167,24,125,0,2,133
160 DATA 167,165,168,105,0,133,168,136,208,239,
232,208,209,169,42,32,210
170 DATA 255,165,167,69,168,170,169,0,32,50,142
,169,32,32,210,255,32,210
130 DATA 265,169,13,32,210,255,104,163,96,104,1
70,24,32,240,255,104,168
190 DATA 96,56,32,240,255,138,72,152,72,24,162,
0,160,0,32,240,255,169
200 DATA 42,208,198
NOVEMBER 1989 RUN 87
december
Coming
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In Search of
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management, sjj read sheet caleu-
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reader choice awatds. Vou'll
liiid out which ^'arne programs
have heen ratetl the liivorites
among RUM readers during this
past year— and who won all that
great gaming software.
Graphmaker-
Oreate exciting three-dimen-
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and C-128 program that dis-
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tractive and informative format.
High-Speed Loaoer-
With this ()4 program, you'll be
able to load program files with
the 1571 and laSl disk drives
up to ten times taster.
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